Re: Pituitary lab results and Clomid

[Guest guest]

Looks to me that the problem is a low LH and FSH. Your T level is

very low for a 29 year old, so your LH and FSH should kick in and

bring it higher. They are both on the low side. Clomid is good

because it stimulates your hypothalamus to make more LH which will

increase your testosterone levels. HCG is more powerful, but it

actually acts like LH and does not stimulate your hypothalamus,

therefore, it is harder to get off and feel great.

I would suggest trying a clomid cycle, make sure you are taking

Zinc, and see if you can work your way back to health. Try looking

on and emailing, body builder Websites and find out how bodybuilders

come off steroids when they have been on them for a long time, you

are in a similar situation.

> I am 29, here are my blood tests.

>

> Test: 11/19/03

> Testosterone: 372ng/dl range: 241-827

>

> Test: 12/9/03

> Testosterone: 341 ng/dl range: 260-1000

>

> Free T: 78.5 range: 50-210

>

> % Free T: 2.3% range: 1.0-2.7%

>

> Prolactin: 9.3 ng/ml 2.0-15.0

>

> FSH: 1.7 range: .7 - 11.1

>

> LH: 3.3 range: .8 - 7.6

>

> TSH: 1.3 range .5 - 4.7

>

> T4: 7.1 range: 4.5 - 12.0

>

> Saliva test for E2: above listed range 1.8 range: .5 - 1.5

>

>

> Symptoms started in mid-September around the same time I began

using

> a corticosteroid cream to treat atopic dermatitis. The cream

insert

> (Elocon or Desonide) has it can disrupt HPA axis and that

returning

> to normal can take a year. I don't know if I have HPA Axis

> suppression but does anyone think my pituitary function looks low?

If

> so, is Clomid the drug to kick you back into gear? How long does a

> cycle last? No Dr.s are helping me. So I might try to treat myself

at

> this point.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

I would suggest that you download the AACE clinical guidlines. Review

the section on the Clomiphene stimulation test. Have your doctor

administer this as a diagnostic procedure (or find someone who will).

The result will give more insight into your pituitary functioning

than a single point value. If you respond well to the clomiphene stim

test, then you can consider continuing the clomiphene (possibly at a

lower dose) as a treatment.

I had this test and the result was helpful for me.

Brad

> I am 29, here are my blood tests.

>

> Test: 11/19/03

> Testosterone: 372ng/dl range: 241-827

>

> Test: 12/9/03

> Testosterone: 341 ng/dl range: 260-1000

>

> Free T: 78.5 range: 50-210

>

> % Free T: 2.3% range: 1.0-2.7%

>

> Prolactin: 9.3 ng/ml 2.0-15.0

>

> FSH: 1.7 range: .7 - 11.1

>

> LH: 3.3 range: .8 - 7.6

>

> TSH: 1.3 range .5 - 4.7

>

> T4: 7.1 range: 4.5 - 12.0

>

> Saliva test for E2: above listed range 1.8 range: .5 - 1.5

>

>

> Symptoms started in mid-September around the same time I began using

> a corticosteroid cream to treat atopic dermatitis. The cream insert

> (Elocon or Desonide) has it can disrupt HPA axis and that returning

> to normal can take a year. I don't know if I have HPA Axis

> suppression but does anyone think my pituitary function looks low? If

> so, is Clomid the drug to kick you back into gear? How long does a

> cycle last? No Dr.s are helping me. So I might try to treat myself at

> this point.

>

> Thanks,

>

>