Aldactone (Spironolactone)

[Serverlan]

So just received notification that my T level has reduced from 25 to 17. However, I have no idea what that means or if it's significant. Can anyone help?

[Serverlan]

Ahh... I seem to have worked it out. The values "25" and "17" appear to be measured in nanomoles per litre (nmol/L), which is within the low but healthy range (10-42 nmol/L) for males. But I guess many of you already knew all that.

I'm in Australia, so these values may not resonate with people from the US.

So seems to be a fairly good reduction in T for a 5-month period, though I have no real frame of reference, as getting info from my medical peeps is ludicrously difficult.

[KayXo]

17 nmol/L =  490 ng/dl. Still high. It's normal you haven't seen much. You will start seeing changes usually at under 200, and more significantly at under 100. My testosterone is around 20 ng/dl, female range between 15-90.

Adding estrogen will further reduce T as will increasing dose of current anti-androgen or adding/switching to another anti-androgen like cyproterone acetate, for instance. These need to be discussed with your doctor ASAP.

You should also know that Spiro also blocks (although not too strongly) T so that part of the T measured is blocked but probably not that much. This is why measuring levels only tells part of the story.

[Serverlan]

Thanks, Kay!

Yes, still high. My GP, who says Spiro does nothing, was mildly encouraged by the drop from 25 to 17. But she also just gave my endocrinologist a nudge, as obviously he's dragging his feet. She doesn't know why, doesn't agree with, Spiro as an effective measure on its own. Glad I have her around.