PLEASE HELP WITH FEMALE HORMONE LABS etc...

[Guest guest]

Hi y'all. I have some questions for you knowledgeable ladies in the

femalehormones department. I am 33 (2 kids) and still have fatigue and

looooooooooooow sex drive. Always have. My very nice doc did a

hormonal panel including thyroid labs and suggested that I need

hormonal cream supplementation (I am guessing in the testosterone dept

since he guestimated it was low before getting the actual results).

Here are the results during my mid cycle (almost to the 14th day):

TSH - .043 range .3-5.5

T4 - 6.5 range 4.5-12

Free - T4 2.3 range 1.2-4.9

t3 uptake 36% range 24-39 (never did figure out why they take this one)

Testosterone 20 range 14-76ng/dl

estradiol 154 range 19-528 (See below)

follicular 19-83

........... 64-183

midcycle (basically me when drawn) 150-528

luteal (+2) 58-157 (I guess the + means days after midcycle?)

(+6) 60-210

(+12) 55-150

Progesterone .8ng/ml

folicullar .2 - 1.4

luteal 3.3- 25.6

mid-luteal 4.4- 28

So, it seems that my testosterone is low, my progesterone is

non-existant, and my estrogen is normal, except with the progesterone

being so low, I am guestimating that I would be classified as having

estrogen dominance? Can anyone help me out here? Please? I don't

really want to take testosterone because my hair is thin right now, I

am having a lovely bout of acne again, and my cholesterol levels are

not sky high, but borderline right now. HELP!!!! Need some good female

advice out there . Thanks!!

[Guest guest]

Hi. I couldn't help but note that you got the useless Thyroid Panel,

which doesn't include a free T3. Next time, make it clear that what

you need tested is the free T4 and free T3, not the thyroid

panel. )

Yes, if your labs were drawn mid cycle, that progesterone sure looks

low to me! Yes, you might have a bit of estrogen dominance. Perhaps

you could start using progesterone cream to improve that, which

could help that sex drive. But, for a fact, testosterone WOULD make

a difference in that drive! Testosterone did not make my hair

thinner, and I only got one or two blemishes at first. But they went

away. I started on 1 mgs. It was worth it!!

Janie

>

> Hi y'all. I have some questions for you knowledgeable ladies in the

> femalehormones department. I am 33 (2 kids) and still have fatigue

and

> looooooooooooow sex drive. Always have. My very nice doc did a

> hormonal panel including thyroid labs and suggested that I need

> hormonal cream supplementation (I am guessing in the testosterone

dept

> since he guestimated it was low before getting the actual results).

> Here are the results during my mid cycle (almost to the 14th day):

>

> TSH - .043 range .3-5.5

> T4 - 6.5 range 4.5-12

> Free - T4 2.3 range 1.2-4.9

> t3 uptake 36% range 24-39 (never did figure out why they take this

one)

> Testosterone 20 range 14-76ng/dl

> estradiol 154 range 19-528 (See below)

>

> follicular 19-83

> .......... 64-183

> midcycle (basically me when drawn) 150-528

> luteal (+2) 58-157 (I guess the + means days after midcycle?)

> (+6) 60-210

> (+12) 55-150

>

> Progesterone .8ng/ml

> folicullar .2 - 1.4

> luteal 3.3- 25.6

> mid-luteal 4.4- 28

>

> So, it seems that my testosterone is low, my progesterone is

> non-existant, and my estrogen is normal, except with the

progesterone

> being so low, I am guestimating that I would be classified as

having

> estrogen dominance? Can anyone help me out here? Please? I don't

> really want to take testosterone because my hair is thin right

now, I

> am having a lovely bout of acne again, and my cholesterol levels

are

> not sky high, but borderline right now. HELP!!!! Need some good

female

> advice out there . Thanks!!

[Guest guest]

Thanks Janie!!I will try the testosterone cream. I also re-read his

recommendations, and he says use the " creams " , so I am guessing he had

the compounding pharmacy made up the progesterone stuff too.

I am not the least bit concerned about the free t3 with this doc. He

treats by symptoms and only uses labs as a guide line. In fact, what

he said about these labs and my state was that i am improving (not

stop the meds you are hyper lol). So, I just increase when I feel the

need, go back to him, and he retests for pre-cautionary sake only.

LOVE HIM!! He treats people with Armour that show hypo signs and who

have a TSH over 1.3 (can you believe it?). I told him about my

concerns with sex drive and lingering fatigue, and he immediately sent

me out to have a hormone panel done. I couldn't be happier with him.

Okay, I better stop before I get told to shut-up.

.

>

> Hi. I couldn't help but note that you got the useless Thyroid Panel,

> which doesn't include a free T3. Next time, make it clear that what

> you need tested is the free T4 and free T3, not the thyroid

> panel. )

>

> Yes, if your labs were drawn mid cycle, that progesterone sure looks

> low to me! Yes, you might have a bit of estrogen dominance. Perhaps

> you could start using progesterone cream to improve that, which

> could help that sex drive. But, for a fact, testosterone WOULD make

> a difference in that drive! Testosterone did not make my hair

> thinner, and I only got one or two blemishes at first. But they went

> away. I started on 1 mgs. It was worth it!!

>

> Janie

>

>

> >

> > Hi y'all. I have some questions for you knowledgeable ladies in the

> > femalehormones department. I am 33 (2 kids) and still have fatigue

> and

> > looooooooooooow sex drive. Always have. My very nice doc did a

> > hormonal panel including thyroid labs and suggested that I need

> > hormonal cream supplementation (I am guessing in the testosterone

> dept

> > since he guestimated it was low before getting the actual results).

> > Here are the results during my mid cycle (almost to the 14th day):

> >

> > TSH - .043 range .3-5.5

> > T4 - 6.5 range 4.5-12

> > Free - T4 2.3 range 1.2-4.9

> > t3 uptake 36% range 24-39 (never did figure out why they take this

> one)

> > Testosterone 20 range 14-76ng/dl

> > estradiol 154 range 19-528 (See below)

> >

> > follicular 19-83

> > .......... 64-183

> > midcycle (basically me when drawn) 150-528

> > luteal (+2) 58-157 (I guess the + means days after midcycle?)

> > (+6) 60-210

> > (+12) 55-150

> >

> > Progesterone .8ng/ml

> > folicullar .2 - 1.4

> > luteal 3.3- 25.6

> > mid-luteal 4.4- 28

> >

> > So, it seems that my testosterone is low, my progesterone is

> > non-existant, and my estrogen is normal, except with the

> progesterone

> > being so low, I am guestimating that I would be classified as

> having

> > estrogen dominance? Can anyone help me out here? Please? I don't

> > really want to take testosterone because my hair is thin right

> now, I

> > am having a lovely bout of acne again, and my cholesterol levels

> are

> > not sky high, but borderline right now. HELP!!!! Need some good

> female

> > advice out there . Thanks!!