How often is your doctor suppose to check your levels?

[Angélique LaCava]

Just curious.

[Mariah]

Differs. I will be checked three months from when I went back on after SRS, but I was about 6 months between checks before that. Hugs
Mariah

[Harley Quinn]

Estrogen levels, anywhere from every 3 to 6 months. And annually after a year. Or... never. Depends on how you feel and how feminine you're looking. It all depends on what method your doctor prescribed to

[Christina308]

I'm on pills, and see my endo every six months.

[~^FC^~]

For the 1st 8 months or so, they checked every 5th injection; during that time my injections went from once a week, to every 5 days, to every 4 days (what I'm currently at). Every 4 days seems ok and they recently wanted to check in 2 months (so in early January for me after holidays and all that, from my last test in late October). I don't go in for actual visits though for about every 6 months.

[Floritine]

For the last 10 years my endo has done my bloods every 3 months for hormone levels , cholesterol and other blood levels.........

[Cure Bunny]

For the first year I was checked every 3 months, but once he got me to levels he was happy with we stopped.


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[KayXo]

my injections went from once a week, to every 5 days, to every 4 days (what I'm currently at).

Why did you reduce injection interval? Based on how you felt? On levels measured? What were they? I'm curious as I'm also injecting every 5 days and considering reducing interval due to rapid increase and decrease of levels.

[Hikari]

One doctor had it every three months, but then my next doctor did a four month wait to test, and then said it would be a year till she wants to test it again. My new doctor also doesn't even bother checking T or E, just potassium and the other normal stuff. In the first year most doctors seem to be far more worried about frequent checks.

[SophiaBleu]

I take pills, and while it has only been 6 months, I have seen my Endo twice already.  He is being careful because I have some pre-existing conditions(bipolar disorder and crohn's disease).  I have another appointment Jan 6.  Hopefully, after this appointment, I can skip more than 3-4 months, hehehehehe

[Pisces228]

Every three months the first year, then once or twice a year after that depending how I feel, per my Dr's office.  I actually really like going to see my Dr

[~^FC^~]

Why did you reduce injection interval? Based on how you felt? On levels measured? What were they? I'm curious as I'm also injecting every 5 days and considering reducing interval due to rapid increase and decrease of levels.

I think it was a little combination of both. My endo has me check a day before and a day after an injection to get my peak and trough (329 pg/mL and 80 pg/mL last time it was checked if I wrote this down correctly when the nurse called me). I sorta feel like increasing my dosage/levels, but I don't really have much to complain about. Seems to be effective enough, but I wouldn't mind a little more physical push.

[KayXo]

I think it was a little combination of both. My endo has me check a day before and a day after an injection to get my peak and trough

Contraception. 1980 Apr;21(4):415-24.

"Peak plasma levels of estradiol and estrone were reached in approximately 4 days following the administration of estradiol cypionate and in a significantly shorter time (approximately 2 days) following the administration of both the valerate and benzoate."

Peak will also vary from one individual to another but in general, from all the studies I have read, it is at day 2, not day 1.

[Kylo]

For me it is

1 month after starting T
3 months after that maybe 2 or three times
6 months after that
1 year after that indefinitely if there are no problems