Re: Doctors in California??

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

If I remember right you had propecia side effects also. Are you using

tamoxifen as an anti estrogen or to raise your LH levels.

Can you let me know what your hormone levels are again, esp if you're

using tamoxifen as an anti estrogen...

My E2 levels are high after using propecia.

Thanks!

> Hi,

> I haven't posted for a while. Been taking Tamoxifen and it seems to

> be helping pretty well. However, I am relocating to southern CA and

> was wondering if anyone knew of a good endocrinologist in Southern

> California. If not, what about Northern California?

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

There's a search site at:

http://www.tuneupyourt.com/find_a_doctor.html

Also there might be some California doctors in the Database

section here.

Bruce

> Hi,

> I haven't posted for a while. Been taking Tamoxifen and it

seems to

> be helping pretty well. However, I am relocating to southern CA

and

> was wondering if anyone knew of a good endocrinologist in

Southern

> California. If not, what about Northern California?

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for replying to my posting. My doctor prescribed Tamoxifen to

raise T levels. I have been taking 10 mg. 3 times a week, which is a

very low dosage. When I started it, I noticed an increase in

erections and even morning erections, which I had not had much of for

a long time. The benefits of the med seemed to be greater at first,

but are still good. I feel like having sex more often, do not really

get those soft erections anymore, and don't have trouble maintaining

an erection. These had all been problems before. Like I said, the

benefits started to taper off, but it is still working pretty well. I

am wondering to myself if this is all psychological, but I don't

think so because I actually stopped taking the Tamoxifen for about a

week and the sex drive went way down during that time. Here are my

lab results for pre-Tamoxifen and post-Tamoxifen:

March, 2004: Pre-Tamoxifen

Total T: 388 (400-800)ng/dL

SHBG: 18 (13-710) nmol/L

Albumin: 4.4 (3.3-4.8) g/dL

Free T: 95 (50-210) pg/mL

% Free T: 2.4 (1.6-2.9)

Bioavailable T: 259.3 (130.5-681.7) ng/dL

Estradiol: 28 (<77) pg/mL

LH: 7 (2.0-12.0) mU/mL

FSH: 5.2 (1.0-8.0) mU/mL

June, 2004: After Tamoxifen for 3 months (Note: As I mentioned, I was

only taking Tamoxifen 3 times per week. I did this test on one of the

days I did not take the Tamoxifen.)

Estradiol: 33 (<77) pg/mL

FSH: 5.6 (1.0-8.0) mU/mL

Total T: 442 (400-800) ng/dL

LH: 3.9 (1.5-9.3) IU/L

After this last test, my doc. put me on Tamoxifen (10mg.) 5 times per

week. I am hoping to re-test soon to see how the results are. When I

compare the pre-tamoxifen and post-tamoxifen levels, I get a litt

confused. Why would the Estradiol be higher now while taking this

med.? Is it because I did the lab work on an off day? Also, LH

appears to be lower now? Do you have any insight into all of this?

Thanks!

> > Hi,

> > I haven't posted for a while. Been taking Tamoxifen and it seems

to

> > be helping pretty well. However, I am relocating to southern CA

and

> > was wondering if anyone knew of a good endocrinologist in

Southern

> > California. If not, what about Northern California?

> > Thanks!

> >

[Guest guest]

> Thanks for replying to my posting. My doctor prescribed Tamoxifen to

> raise T levels. I have been taking 10 mg. 3 times a week, which is a

> very low dosage. When I started it, I noticed an increase in

> erections and even morning erections, which I had not had much of for

> a long time. The benefits of the med seemed to be greater at first,

> but are still good. I feel like having sex more often, do not really

> get those soft erections anymore, and don't have trouble maintaining

> an erection. These had all been problems before. Like I said, the

> benefits started to taper off, but it is still working pretty well. I

> am wondering to myself if this is all psychological, but I don't

> think so because I actually stopped taking the Tamoxifen for about a

> week and the sex drive went way down during that time. Here are my

> lab results for pre-Tamoxifen and post-Tamoxifen:

>

> March, 2004: Pre-Tamoxifen

> Total T: 388 (400-800)ng/dL

> SHBG: 18 (13-710) nmol/L

> Albumin: 4.4 (3.3-4.8) g/dL

> Free T: 95 (50-210) pg/mL

> % Free T: 2.4 (1.6-2.9)

> Bioavailable T: 259.3 (130.5-681.7) ng/dL

> Estradiol: 28 (<77) pg/mL

> LH: 7 (2.0-12.0) mU/mL

> FSH: 5.2 (1.0-8.0) mU/mL

>

>

> June, 2004: After Tamoxifen for 3 months (Note: As I mentioned, I was

> only taking Tamoxifen 3 times per week. I did this test on one of the

> days I did not take the Tamoxifen.)

>

> Estradiol: 33 (<77) pg/mL

> FSH: 5.6 (1.0-8.0) mU/mL

> Total T: 442 (400-800) ng/dL

> LH: 3.9 (1.5-9.3) IU/L

>

> After this last test, my doc. put me on Tamoxifen (10mg.) 5 times per

> week. I am hoping to re-test soon to see how the results are. When I

> compare the pre-tamoxifen and post-tamoxifen levels, I get a litt

> confused. Why would the Estradiol be higher now while taking this

> med.?

Because you now have more testosterone to aromatise. Tamoxifen is a

" blocker " not a " reducer " .

>Is it because I did the lab work on an off day? Also, LH

> appears to be lower now? Do you have any insight into all of this?

>

Higher levels of sex hormones in your bloodstream have a negative

feedback effect on LH output.

Brad