So, I decided to posts this here instead of HRT because it's more of a postop kinda thing.

I know what my levels should be, but I'm curious what other peoples level are post op.

I recently had my blood work checked and my testosterone levels were so low, they were undetectable.

Anyone else have a similar experience?  I was currently still taking spiro.  Dr. Suporn said something about recommending me continue taking it for a little while since I had only been on HRT for about a year before SRS.  I'm now getting off spiro as I run out (endo said so).

I took spiro up until the last day before surgery but none since then. I've been back on estradiol for about 2 weeks, but my doctor switched me from the patches I used before to pills now. Even without spiro, I think T levels drop to negligible once the main source is removed, or so says Dr. McGinn.

Quote from: FairyGirl on July 16, 2010, 08:40:01 AM
I took spiro up until the last day before surgery but none since then. I've been back on estradiol for about 2 weeks, but my doctor switched me from the patches I used before to pills now. Even without spiro, I think T levels drop to negligible once the main source is removed, or so says Dr. McGinn.

Though the adrenal glands produce testosterone in both genders, once the testes are removed via
an orchiechtomy or GRS, the testosterone factory shuts down. 

For genetic males the average blood testosterone level range is between 300-1,200ng/dl. ng is nanogram
0.000000001 or a billionth of a gram, dl is deciliter, 0.1, or one tenth of a liter.

The average blood testosterone level of genetic females is 30 - 95 ng/dl, which is produced in the ovaries.

Mine is 0.7 ng./.dl which is pretty darned low even for a female.

No problems with my libido though so it must be enough to do the job. Powerful stuff T. 

It's not uncommon for post-op women to even be put on T. The dosage is not high enough to cause any changes in body and hair stuff, but it is enough to increase libido. Low T in women can result in low energy too. Even for women T is an important mix in their hormones.