Promised Blood Test Results

[drinkrum]

Baldies,

If you recall correctly, I visited a reproductive endocrinologist specialist at Harvard after my initial blood test results from a local GP came out a bit awry.

Initially, my total testosterone was 799 ng/dL (ref. range 270-827), but my total estrogens were 212 (ref. range <130). This worried me as I thought finasteride raised my estrogens way high (which it can do).

So I went to Boston, and the specialist first warned me about those general estrogen assay tests as inaccurate. So she tested my testosterone, E2 (estradiol -- the strong form of estrogen), and DHT.

The results:

Estradiol 34 pg/mL (normal <50)
Testosterone 632 ng/dL (normal 270-1070)
DHT 13 ng/dL (normal 30-85)

This blood test was taken in the late afternoon, so the testosterone levels are at their lowest point (the first test was taken early in the morning when T-levels are at their highest). My DHT is clearly low from the finasteride use (I'm on my 4th year). But the E2 and T levels seem to be normal.

Anyway, comment away if you've got something somewhat valuable/interesting to say.

D.

 

[bombscience]

13 huh? That's low but not as low as I thought it would be... what is your dosage of finasteride?

 

[Hairybush1]

I think I remember some of your posts from awhile back but I was wondering if you could fill me in one more time.

Four years is awhile to be on finasteride. Have you gotten any irreversible side effects, as you mentioned you thought your estrogen levels were high?

Overall, how do you feel about the results from your four years of finasteride use?

Thanks.

 

[jblig]

What is considered to be a normal dht level, by this i mean someone who isnt using finasteride??

 

[drinkrum]

13 huh? That's low but not as low as I thought it would be... what is your dosage of finasteride?

1-1.25 mg/day.

D.

 

[drinkrum]

I think I remember some of your posts from awhile back but I was wondering if you could fill me in one more time.

Four years is awhile to be on finasteride. Have you gotten any irreversible side effects, as you mentioned you thought your estrogen levels were high?

Overall, how do you feel about the results from your four years of finasteride use?

Thanks.

I am 21 and would be a cue-ball if it wasn't for finasteride. Right now, most people can't tell I'm thinning. But I have lost some ground in my last year on finasteride. I don't know what the future holds, but finasteride.'s the best weapon out there.

jblig --
The range for my lab is 30-85. Read my original post hotshot.

D.

 

[jblig]

ok Gotch ya, thanks drinkrum.

 

[Lizzad]

Results looks quite encouraging to me. Could do with a little more test tho :wink: I wonder what my stats are.

 

[VoRteX]

I am 21 and would be a cue-ball if it wasn't for finasteride.

How do you know? Do you have aggressive male pattern baldness in your family?

Thanks for the hormone level results. At least it shows that being on finasteride several years hasnt screwed your hormones. Of course you are very young and that has a prominent effect on your body's resiliency. When I was that age I could mix all kinds of drugs/alcohol and still function. Now cold medicine makes me wacky :shock:

Also, have you had any side effects you can quantify?

 

[drinkrum]

I am 21 and would be a cue-ball if it wasn't for finasteride.

How do you know? Do you have aggressive male pattern baldness in your family?

Thanks for the hormone level results. At least it shows that being on finasteride several years hasnt screwed your hormones. Of course you are very young and that has a prominent effect on your body's resiliency. When I was that age I could mix all kinds of drugs/alcohol and still function. Now cold medicine makes me wacky :shock:

Also, have you had any side effects you can quantify?

While my mom and dad don't have any hair problems. My dad's brother started losing his hair at the same time I did (18). At the point that I turned 18 and realized >100 hairs would fall out of my head, thinning toward the root, I decided to give finasteride a try.

I don't have morning wood anymore. I'm not sure if this can be attributed to my having sex at least once-a-day or not. I also can't go back-to-back-to-back-to back in terms of sexual rounds and my erections aren't as hard as before. The price is steep, but I'd rather have the hair. Life's a b**ch and then you die. :lol:

D.

 

[drinkrum]

Results looks quite encouraging to me. Could do with a little more test tho :wink: I wonder what my stats are.

The blood test was taken during the late afternoon -- when test. levels are at their lowest. By contrast, estradiol and DHT do not follow this diurnal change.

This is why tests for testosterone are always taken in the morning. My total testosterone was at 799 pg/mL when taken in the morning.

D.

 

[taxi]

So, is it possible to see in your blood tests what is your fisical sexual performance? That means, if you have lots os testostrone and normal estrogens that you are sexualy OK, inspite Propecia? Could our libido decrease be something psicological? can the doctor see that we are on side efects..?

 

[Redbone]

No I dont think so, I had mine done and it was right in the middle of the chart. I am 34 years young so I dont know if age has anything to do with it. I do know that test levels are supposed to be at their highest when you are in you early 20's.

My sex drive, hyperactivity and aggressiveness are still very, very high and the blood test came up normal for both DHEA and Test. Go figure

 

[tpeter]

Baldies,

If you recall correctly, I visited a reproductive endocrinologist specialist at Harvard after my initial blood test results from a local GP came out a bit awry.

Initially, my total testosterone was 799 ng/dL (ref. range 270-827), but my total estrogens were 212 (ref. range <130). This worried me as I thought finasteride raised my estrogens way high (which it can do).

So I went to Boston, and the specialist first warned me about those general estrogen assay tests as inaccurate. So she tested my testosterone, E2 (estradiol -- the strong form of estrogen), and DHT.

The results:

Estradiol 34 pg/mL (normal <50)
Testosterone 632 ng/dL (normal 270-1070)
DHT 13 ng/dL (normal 30-85)

This blood test was taken in the late afternoon, so the testosterone levels are at their lowest point (the first test was taken early in the morning when T-levels are at their highest). My DHT is clearly low from the finasteride use (I'm on my 4th year). But the E2 and T levels seem to be normal.

Anyway, comment away if you've got something somewhat valuable/interesting to say.

D.

I have had the same blood readings as you did. I went to a specialist and he had me take my blood again to check for free test and estrodial, lh and other things.

I find out this thursday what the results are, i hope they are as good yours were.

 

[Thinning]

My sex drive, hyperactivity and aggressiveness are still very, very high and the blood test came up normal for both DHEA and Test. Go figure

You must have very sensitive androgen receptors.

 

[global]

Thanks for those results drinkrum, there's nothing quite as comforting as seeing your hormone levels are normal in black & white.