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Total Testosterone vs Free Testosterone

Started by LexiDreamer, June 13, 2017, 09:45:12 AM

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LexiDreamer

Quote from: KayXo on June 19, 2017, 02:39:13 PM
Estradiol is normal-slightly high for male, low for female
Estrone is high
Free T, the T that can actually do damage and bind to receptors in cells, is normal for male, high for female (1-8.5 pg/ml)

This is reflected in your body hair growth patterns. Not surprised. Your SHBG levels are low, probably.

Thanks for the response KayXo.

This whole thing is so disappointing. I'm so upset with this medical center right now.

My primary has kicked me over to an Endo, since I've been arguing with her about not raising my T levels.
Sadly my first appointment with the Endo isn't until August.

In the mean time, I'm titrating my spironolactone down and started taking Bicalutamide (which she wouldn't prescribe for me).

So, I'll keep pushing forward blindly and hope the next medical professorial that sees me, can get me where I need to be.

I'm so down about this right now.
*** Any suggestions I make should never be used as a substitute for licensed medical advice ***
*** All of my personal pharmaceutical experiences I share, have been explicitly supervised by a licenced medical professional ***
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LexiDreamer

Quote from: KayXo on June 19, 2017, 02:39:13 PM
Estradiol is normal-slightly high for male, low for female
Estrone is high
Free T, the T that can actually do damage and bind to receptors in cells, is normal for male, high for female (1-8.5 pg/ml)

This is reflected in your body hair growth patterns. Not surprised. Your SHBG levels are low, probably.

I'm sorry, I made a typo for the last test. It should have been:
6/7/17  Free Testosterone = 0.8 pg/mL         (Range:35.0-155.0)

(not 69.6)

Hopefully that means my T is in a better range. I've updated it in the original post.

*** Any suggestions I make should never be used as a substitute for licensed medical advice ***
*** All of my personal pharmaceutical experiences I share, have been explicitly supervised by a licenced medical professional ***
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KayXo

Yes that makes more sense. So your T is low, even for ciswomen. SHBG is thus probably elevated.
I am not a medical doctor, nor a scientist - opinions expressed by me on the subject of HRT are merely based on my own review of some of the scientific literature over the last decade or so, on anecdotal evidence from women in various discussion forums that I have come across, and my personal experience

On HRT since early 2004
Post-op since late 2005
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