How do I lower TOTAL Estrogens (not just E2)?

[Excidium28]

I thought using HCG for longer than 4 weeks is not good? At 250iu 2xW all year round is ok?

 

[b1ewsw32]

I just got the results of a blood test back. I'm on HRT, which includes injectible testosterone and an anti-estrogen.

[60mg T-Cyp EW, 250iu HCG 2x/WK, .25mg Arimidex EOD]

When I got my labs back -- T was slightly above normal, which is okay, but total estrogens were too high!

Turns out, Arimidex, the anti-estrogen, only blocks ONE kind of estrogen, so that level is fine, but the rest of the estrogens in my body are going crazy.

How do I lower total estrogens?!

Moreover, my DHEA was sky high at twice the highest normal level. I don't supplement with DHEA at all. How the hell did this happen, and what can I take to kill DHEA?

Details:

Total Estrogens: 197 [max 132]
DHEA: 1300 [max 691]
T: 895 [max 870]

The estrogen is elevated more then likely from excessive DHEA levels which metabolize to estrogen as well as testosterone..Hmmm very interesting as to the cause of DHEA surplus.Are you taking pregnenolone by chance? You can't kill Dhea.You can only inhibit the rate limiting enzyme of pregnenolone to DHEA.
Are you taking Tamoxifen? as this will show up as additional estrogen on your blood tests.
Solutions: Proviron 50-100mgs/day to combat circulating estrogen or tamoxifen 20mgs/day if not already taking.Although it is agonistic/antagonistic. I believe it will be an antagonist at most brain centres ie.pituitary,hypothalamus and limbic system.So this may help with your libido.
Get in to see an endocrinologist,as he can give you more insight as to the causes of elevated DHEA levels.Maybe some kind of dysfunction of the adrenal glands.
Good luck and keep us posted.

B32

 

[b1ewsw32]

Some causes of elevated DHEA levels:

1.Adrenal hypersecretion possibly from stress.

2.Low ferritin levels

3.Smoking

B32