HRT...aint i lucky??

[phatkid77]

well, my test levels started out around 350ng... 6wks in, 100mg/wk i am only at 533ng.....i thought for sure i would be 800ng or more??

i guess my body metabolizes it faster and may require more, or like 100mg 2x wk to obtain better level?

maybe this is why percs are the only thing that touches my headaches??

heres the labs if anyone cares..

ALBUMIN 45
SHBG 22
PROLACTIN 20 4-18 i think
ESTROGEN 104pmol WRONG TEST I KNOW..again
TEST 18.5 (10-28) 533ish 300-1200
SHBG 22
PROGESTERONE 1.7umol RANGE .7-4.7...not sure of units
DHEA-S 6.1umol (2.8-18)

 

[Dad]

800 or more? Not on 100 mg a week.

The level you've got is just about right - impossible to tell if yuo're a "fast metbolizer" unles yuo know which cytpchrome enzyme test is a substrate for. But based on yuor numbers, this seems pretty normal, and what docs are shooting for with HRT.

 

[phatkid77]

yeah, my research leads me to believe they aim for around 650ng...

i got my GP to start me b4 i see the urologist in October... ive reaqd where he said he treats the patient and not the numbers....so thats good..

because, while i do feel better...i felt like something still missing...kinda weird

i did screw up at first...did 200mg week one, then i am pretty sure i did 100mg 2x week for the second (damn old habits of going to the 1ml line....LOL)

i did feel better at the start, with morning erections and everything....im sure i need more

phats

 

[Sassy]

Was that whining I hear...

I got one word for you... menopause. Been going on for 7 years now... so I'll spend the rest of my life on HRT.

Good luck with yours. I know it's no fun when your hormones are all out of whack.

 

[phatkid77]

my show cycle may of wrecked me...we will never know tho... or i could of had low levels to start....