Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: Janet_Girl on July 02, 2010, 05:42:20 PM Return to Full Version
Title: First even blood test
Post by: Janet_Girl on July 02, 2010, 05:42:20 PM
Post by: Janet_Girl on July 02, 2010, 05:42:20 PM
I finally had my blood tested with my new doctor. Estrogen is <50. And my T is 5. All in all, pretty good. But she is checking with another doctor as I am her first Transpatient. And she might be changing my regime once she looks into it.
However my cholesterol is 175, so it is back onto the Lipitor. I figure it would happen.
However my cholesterol is 175, so it is back onto the Lipitor. I figure it would happen.
Title: Re: First even blood test
Post by: cynthialee on July 02, 2010, 05:49:30 PM
Post by: cynthialee on July 02, 2010, 05:49:30 PM
If my T was only at 5 my doc would yank my spiro script.
Title: Re: First even blood test
Post by: Janet_Girl on July 02, 2010, 05:50:51 PM
Post by: Janet_Girl on July 02, 2010, 05:50:51 PM
that is one of the blessings of an Orchidectomy.
Title: Re: First even blood test
Post by: rejennyrated on July 02, 2010, 05:58:08 PM
Post by: rejennyrated on July 02, 2010, 05:58:08 PM
well mine is only 0.7 so you have a healthy level.
Strangely enough I don't have any noticable loss of libido with it being that low
Strangely enough I don't have any noticable loss of libido with it being that low
Title: Re: First even blood test
Post by: Katelyn-W on July 02, 2010, 06:26:32 PM
Post by: Katelyn-W on July 02, 2010, 06:26:32 PM
Is common knowledge to only use one set of units on Susans for blood tests ???
Title: Re: First even blood test
Post by: Janet_Girl on July 02, 2010, 06:34:59 PM
Post by: Janet_Girl on July 02, 2010, 06:34:59 PM
Generally they are measured as nanograms per milliliter or nano-moles per liter, depending on what your country uses.
Title: Re: First even blood test
Post by: Asfsd4214 on July 02, 2010, 07:34:16 PM
Post by: Asfsd4214 on July 02, 2010, 07:34:16 PM
Quote from: Janet Lynn on July 02, 2010, 06:34:59 PM
Generally they are measured as nanograms per milliliter or nano-moles per liter, depending on what your country uses.
In either case a Testosterone level of 5 nmol/L is a bit past the upper limits for females, and 5 ng/d is quite a bit below the lower limit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_ranges_for_blood_tests#Sex_hormones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_ranges_for_blood_tests#Sex_hormones)
Title: Re: First even blood test
Post by: cynthialee on July 02, 2010, 07:41:49 PM
Post by: cynthialee on July 02, 2010, 07:41:49 PM
I am operating under the asumtion you are talking ng/dl Janet?
Title: Re: First even blood test
Post by: Janet_Girl on July 02, 2010, 07:45:57 PM
Post by: Janet_Girl on July 02, 2010, 07:45:57 PM
I am assuming so because she said everything was good although she was a little concerned about the E. She is looking at it as she would any woman, even though she knows that I am TS.