I posted these
test results in the beginning of the year, but there are new people here & most importantly Marianco is here now. I'm curious to see what everyones thoughts are on the
test results now.
There is a lot more talk about the adrenals, thyroid, & shbg then there was before, so i'd like a fresh review.
I'm 30 years old & look much younger & I am thin, yet fat around the waistline & chest. you cant tell, unless you see me with a shirt off, arms & legs are skinny & hairy. I suffer from confidence issues due to looking younger than my age & being smaller than average when it comes to manly features, muscles, skin, bone structure, you name it. 5'9", 155 to 160lbs.
My free
test is fine, but my
DHT & SHBG is very low. It seems like everyone with my symptons, also have low SHBG. I have a feeling, SHBG is important in the effects of how Testesterone works, more than just binding it & making it not available.
blood drawn 9am, (fasted 12hrs)
Dynacare Laboratories
ALT (GPT) = 35 U/L 24-65
AST (GOT) = 14 U/L 12-37
ALK Ptase = 109 U/L 50-136
TSH = 1.93 uiU/mL .34-4.82
Thyroxine, Free = .82 ng/dL .59 - 1.17
Free T3 = 3.3 pg/mL 2.3-4.2
Estradiol = 30 pg/mL <54
Estrogen, Tot Srm = 69 pg/mL 10-116
FSH, Serum = 4.1 mIU/mL 1.4 - 18.1
Prolactin = 7.9 ng/mL 2.1 - 17.7
Testosterone, Tot Srm = 312 ng/dL 241 - 827
Sex Horm Bnd Glb = 15 nmol/L 13-71
LH, Serum = 2.1 mIU/mL 1.5 - 9.3
Cortisol = 19.7 ug/dL 4.3 - 22.4
Insulin, Fasting = 7.6 uIU/mL 6-27
DHT = 30 ng/dL 30-85
Homocysteine, Bl = 9.7 umol/L 4.3 - 11.4
LabCorp results (not sure why these were tested 2x, maybe because i requested Bio%)
SHBG = 16 nmol/L 13-71
Testo, tot = 410 ng/dL (notice how this is 100 higher than above)
%Bioavail Testos = 34.3% 9 - 46
Bioavail Testos = 140.6 ng/dL 40 - 250
I have been using a transdermal cream from an antiaging place at 100mg per cc, 1 cc per day. However, i cannot say that it has made any difference in my appearance or energy levels. It seemed to at 1st, but lately i cannot tell. I have been using it for 6 months & i'm about to go back off. Both follow up
test performed were of no help, they were blood prick home
test & 1 said i had a level of 70,000ng/dL, i think not.
I have found a new doctor who listens to me (the only thing the antiaging company did, was find me a good doctor) & is willing to work with me. I'm just want to go to him with the correct information & plan.
thanks