Endocrinology update - low T

The old thread isn't showing up on my newsgroup reader anymore so I'm
posting again. My blood test results just came in the other day:

Cortisol - AM 21.7 (ref 4.3 - 22.4)
Prolactin 13.9 (ref 2.1 - 17.7)
Serum Testosterone 255 (ref 241-827)
Free Testosterone (direct) 7.4 LOW (ref 8.7-25.1)
Estradiol 16 (ref 0-53)
DHEA Sulfate 514 (ref 120-520)
Free T3 (thyroid) 3.7 (ref 2.3-4.2)
LH 5.1 (ref 1.5-9.3)

Everything is fine except T... but I'm not happy about the cortisol being on
the high end.. but I was stressed out and tired that day. I think my doctor
should give me a 24 hour cortisol test.

My appointment is Monday. Any ideas based on those results?

Thanks,
Richard

"Richard" <no@spamhere.invalid> schreef:

> Everything is fine except T... but I'm not happy about the cortisol being
> on
> the high end.. but I was stressed out and tired that day. I think my
> doctor
> should give me a 24 hour cortisol test.

> My appointment is Monday. Any ideas based on those results?

A prescription for testosterone.

----
Pete

"Pete" <phoutstra@wanadoo.nl> wrote in message
news:456627cd$0$98851$dbd4f001@news.wanadoo.nl...
> "Richard" <no@spamhere.invalid> schreef:
>
> > Everything is fine except T... but I'm not happy about the cortisol
being
> > on
> > the high end.. but I was stressed out and tired that day. I think my
> > doctor
> > should give me a 24 hour cortisol test.
>
> > My appointment is Monday. Any ideas based on those results?
>
> A prescription for testosterone.

Excellent idea :-)

>
> ----
> Pete
>
>

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:05:49 -0700, "Richard" <no@spamhere.invalid>
wrote:

>The old thread isn't showing up on my newsgroup reader anymore so I'm
>posting again. My blood test results just came in the other day:
>
>Cortisol - AM 21.7 (ref 4.3 - 22.4)
>Prolactin 13.9 (ref 2.1 - 17.7)
>Serum Testosterone 255 (ref 241-827)
>Free Testosterone (direct) 7.4 LOW (ref 8.7-25.1)
>Estradiol 16 (ref 0-53)
>DHEA Sulfate 514 (ref 120-520)
>Free T3 (thyroid) 3.7 (ref 2.3-4.2)
>LH 5.1 (ref 1.5-9.3)
>
>Everything is fine except T... but I'm not happy about the cortisol being on
>the high end.. but I was stressed out and tired that day. I think my doctor
>should give me a 24 hour cortisol test.
>
>My appointment is Monday. Any ideas based on those results?
>
>Thanks,
>Richard
>
>
My prolactin was 65 using that same scale.

Post your results in alt.support.impotence, someone there might have
some thoughts.

<d wells> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:05:49 -0700, "Richard" <no@spamhere.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> >The old thread isn't showing up on my newsgroup reader anymore so I'm
> >posting again. My blood test results just came in the other day:
> >
> >Cortisol - AM 21.7 (ref 4.3 - 22.4)
> >Prolactin 13.9 (ref 2.1 - 17.7)
> >Serum Testosterone 255 (ref 241-827)
> >Free Testosterone (direct) 7.4 LOW (ref 8.7-25.1)
> >Estradiol 16 (ref 0-53)
> >DHEA Sulfate 514 (ref 120-520)
> >Free T3 (thyroid) 3.7 (ref 2.3-4.2)
> >LH 5.1 (ref 1.5-9.3)
> >
> >Everything is fine except T... but I'm not happy about the cortisol being
on
> >the high end.. but I was stressed out and tired that day. I think my
doctor
> >should give me a 24 hour cortisol test.
> >
> >My appointment is Monday. Any ideas based on those results?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Richard
> >
> >
> My prolactin was 65 using that same scale.
>
> Post your results in alt.support.impotence, someone there might have
> some thoughts.

I posted there. Well, I got my Androgel today and an rx for an MRI. Let's
see what happens with this androgel.

Richard