Follow up bloods

[hannes joubert]

Hi there, okay my Doc has finally sent in the script for follow up bloods. He has a few extras in there that I am not sure he wants to do with, but hey....

1) Glucose - Fasting
2) Cortisol - Serum
3) DHEA - S
4) Insulin
5) Oestradiol (E2)
6) Progesterone
7) Testosterone (FTI)
8) Thyroid - TSH/T4
9) Vitamin D
10) PSA only

Let's just hope that this can give some direction...

Will update when results are available (probably do tests tomorrow morning as the tests have to be fasted and before next injection, which is tomorrow afternoon...)

Not sure why the Doc is carrying on with the DHEA, Cortisol, Progesterone etc...Anyways

Talk soon

H

 

[rockdoc]

Multiple reasons for checking those hormones. The three in question are to check the state of your adrenals. DHEA converts to progesterone downstream and is suppressed with exogenous test administration w/o HCG and or adrenal fatigue. Cortisol also gets elevated with adrenal fatigue. There's some debate about whether adrenal fatigue even exists but I tend to think it does.

 

[hannes joubert]

Multiple reasons for checking those hormones. The three in question are to check the state of your adrenals. DHEA converts to progesterone downstream and is suppressed with exogenous test administration w/o HCG and or adrenal fatigue. Cortisol also gets elevated with adrenal fatigue. There's some debate about whether adrenal fatigue even exists but I tend to think it does.

Hey Roc, yip, this Dr originally diagnosed me with adrenal fatigue and started me off with DHEA tablets daily, along with progesterone cream once daily, all in an attempt to restart the adrenals...However, my cortisol levels were in the toilet, which goes against what you said above about adrenal fatigue....

Went for the bloods this morning, will probably get to see the Dr some time next week.

Will let you all know what the results are.

H

PS Managed to get an app with the Dr for Monday morning....

 

[rockdoc]

Cortisol is initially elevated in the early stages of adrenal fatigue and in the later stages, it is reduced. I guess we can assume you're in the later stages.

 

[Zyglamail]

Since you arent feeling much from TRT, I would have gotten SHBG checked as well, elevated levels greatly reduce effectiveness of test.