Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: Jaelithe on August 28, 2013, 10:37:50 AM Return to Full Version
Title: A question about blood work...
Post by: Jaelithe on August 28, 2013, 10:37:50 AM
Post by: Jaelithe on August 28, 2013, 10:37:50 AM
I have a friend who is also transitioning(a good bit ahead of me*jealous*) and she had a question. Does phytoestrogen show up in blood work?
Title: Re: A question about blood work...
Post by: Flan on August 29, 2013, 04:48:25 AM
Post by: Flan on August 29, 2013, 04:48:25 AM
Yes they can be detected but the lab doing the work needs GC/MS access and to be looking for it. Otherwise it will look like simply altered blood values (although not very altered values).
Title: Re: A question about blood work...
Post by: Cindy on August 29, 2013, 05:13:33 AM
Post by: Cindy on August 29, 2013, 05:13:33 AM
Unless requested. no
Title: Re: A question about blood work...
Post by: whorton59 on August 29, 2013, 05:22:35 AM
Post by: whorton59 on August 29, 2013, 05:22:35 AM
AS A 20 YEAR RN, I CAN TELL YOU
That is not one "They" would routinely look for. Generally, when it comes to steroids, drug screening only looks for the ILLEGAL ones, and that would be the Anabolics such as DHT (Testosterone) And as Estrogen and its related compounds are turned out of the liver from different pathways. As a result, they are not looked for.
Not to worry about that one.
An Oklahoma RN
That is not one "They" would routinely look for. Generally, when it comes to steroids, drug screening only looks for the ILLEGAL ones, and that would be the Anabolics such as DHT (Testosterone) And as Estrogen and its related compounds are turned out of the liver from different pathways. As a result, they are not looked for.
Not to worry about that one.
An Oklahoma RN
Title: Re: A question about blood work...
Post by: Kelly-087 on August 31, 2013, 12:27:27 PM
Post by: Kelly-087 on August 31, 2013, 12:27:27 PM
yeah..
it's not going to show up. I'm not sure they can distinguish it with a simple blood test if they were looking for it.
it's not going to show up. I'm not sure they can distinguish it with a simple blood test if they were looking for it.