my story :
i was on androgel for about month,i didnt felt anything…after that doc,prescribed me testosterone depo,250 mg every three weeks.i felt little bit better,did my blood test after 3 months and results was shocking for me,every thing was lower than before :
FSH- 0.7(1.3-8.1)
LH-(1,0-5.3)
Free TEST.-17.60pmol/L (30.9-147,4)
TESTOSTERONE-7.40nmol/L (9.3-35,1)
estradiol-0.182 (<0.20)
TSH-2.06 (0,3-3,6)
FT4 -10.90 (10.3-22.8)
FT3-5.40(3.03-6.47)
still waiting for SHBG results,but before i never had problems with it.always good results.
can anyone help me?why did i get lower results than before?is this dosage too small?? thnx
AFTER 3 MONTHS ON ANDROGEL :
FSH : 0.5(1.3-8.1)
LH: 0.5(1.0-5.3)
FREE test 17.1 (30.9-147.4)
TEST.: 11.9 (9.3-35.1)
SHBG: 52.3(17.1-77.6)
TSH: 2.43 (0.3-3.6)
FT3:12.40 (10.3-22.8)
FT4:4.90 (3.03-6.47)
E2 was in the range and everytime i had good results of E2
today,on injections,results above
You had primary hypogonadism. Some of that can be from the thyroid state and your prolactin is also a candidate for a cause.
Still do not know your age. Prolactin seems to be a younger man’s concern.
Prolactin can be from a prolactin secreting adenoma. These can grow and press on your optic nerves. The sign of that would be a loss of width of your peripheral vision which should be near 180 degrees. A MRI is used to image the pituitary to see if the adenoma is visible or getting large enough to be a problem. The adenoma can be managed and shrunk with oral 0.5mg Dostinex/cabergoline per week. Lowering prolactin can sometimes allow the HPTA to work properly. Prolactin reduces dopamine which can have negative effects on mood. Lowering prolactin should improve dopamine.
“E2 was in-range” is not helpful. Got numbers?
Any sign of gyno or feeling deeply, can you feel grains of rice in chest tissues? E2+prolactin is a definite gyno risk.
Any other things we should know? Don’t get T Tunnel vision.
I cant find e2 numbers.but i remember that it was ok .never had problems with it. Age :27.
Doc.didt gave me pills for prolactin.can prolactin be cause of low T while i am using test depo…there is no sign of gyno.i feel lot better on injections (fighting with depression) but resuts shocked me.