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I finally got the call back from my doctor concerning my blood test, and I was at work so they left a voicemail saying my testosterone was 20, and estradiol was 136, I was wondering if those numbers are good, I started hormones 2months ago

For reference my doctor keeps me at "T" of 6 and "E" between 250 and 300. :)

At last check, my T was in the low teens and my E was just into three digits.  My endo feels that getting the E above 100 is important, but perhaps nowhere near as important as getting the T was down into low female levels (i.e. single digits is nice, but a little nearer the high end of the female range - up to about 40ng/dL? - isn't the end of the world either).  Accelerator and brakes don't do much good when pressed at the same time, etc.

So in my totally non-expert opinion based upon what my doc has told me and what the all-knowing internet says, those T and E levels sound well within the bounds of where they should be to foment the necessary changes.  Plenty of docs aim for higher E levels than mine does though - I think the endo I use takes a rather conservative approach to dosing.

Remember that we're all different in terms of our hormonal needs.  What works for one of us might not work for another; some of us are very sensitive to the hormones, some not so much.  Perhaps the question that I'll throw back at you is: how do you feel?  Is the medication working?  Any signs of change yet, or have you felt nothing?  That's probably your best guide as to whether you're where you need to be in terms of levels.

Those numbers are not bad to start out with, but Brenda E is right what your needs are hormone wise compared to someone ele's can differ. I would have loved those numbers at my first hormone check after starting hormones.
Mariah

Quote from: LuciSinger on February 16, 2015, 03:40:36 PM
I finally got the call back from my doctor concerning my blood test, and I was at work so they left a voicemail saying my testosterone was 20, and estradiol was 136, I was wondering if those numbers are good, I started hormones 2months ago

QuoteTests: (3) Estradiol (82670)

  Estradiol            [H]  352 pg/mL                   0-56  <----normal range

    Testing Performed: abc


Tests: (4) Testos, Tot/Free (Adult Male) (84999.Z528)

! Free Testosterone (Adult Male)

                       [L]  3.0 pg/mL                   4.3-30.4  <---normal range

  Testosterone, Total  [L]  <10 ng/dL                   291-739

Everyone is different....even doctors.

I am utterly lost now. Those ranges are completely different than what's listed on my results.  ???

Quote from: EvelynSTL on February 16, 2015, 05:11:15 PM
I am utterly lost now. Those ranges are completely different than what's listed on my results.  ???

Some places measure in pg some in microg and some in mmol

Quote from: Cindy on February 16, 2015, 05:21:57 PM
Some places measure in pg some in microg and some in mmol

Isn't mmol....nevermind, it's all metric to me.

I think I'm thinking of "pico-" (as in, pg) = "micro micro-" (as in, mmol)...

???

I like looking at these two charts showing ranges for estrogen and testosterone. They show the different units also.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Estradiol_during_menstrual_cycle.png

Linked from here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrogen


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blood_values_sorted_by_mass_and_molar_concentration.png

Linked from here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testosterone

With the reference ranges on the blood reports I've been getting, they are for male (I'm m2f) and put on by the lab that does the work.