Posted by Larry Hoover on November 14, 2002, at 10:14:15
In reply to my hormone test results, posted by turalizz on November 14, 2002, at 1:48:45
> I saw an endocrinologist and had some hormone tests at 8 am last week.
> Here are my test results and referance intervals:> Free Testosterone: 19.39 pg/ml ---- 8.8 - 27
> Total Testosterone: 417 ng/dl ---- 270 - 1730The ratio of bound to free testosterone seems unusual, but that's all I can say without some research.
> ACTH: 34.1 pg/ml ---- 0.0 - 46.0
> Cortisol: 36.1 mcg/dl ---- 5.0 - 25.0With high cortisol, one would anticipate feed-back inhibition of ACTH (and thus, a lower level). It may be important to do a 24-hour study, sampling every 6 hours, to understand your pattern of secretion.
> hGH: <0.05 ng/ml ---- 0.06 - 5.0
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> My doctor's only concern was the high cortisol level. He wanted to see the evening values, so the cortisol test will be repeated in the evening today.I would hope they also do ACTH.
> Are there any natural ways to reduce cortisol? I will try to eliminate the sources of stress in my life. Would meditation help?
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> The very low growth hormone level was a surprise to me, because I am 27 and I am a very big guy :) My doctor also told that there could be a mistake, and I will have it rechecked too. But if that is true, what does that mean?
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> My total testosterone is also lower then the mean levels for my age. But as it is not in the hypogonadal range, my doctor said it is OK.I don't see assessment of DHEA and DHEA-S, which I believe are important to assess the significance of testosterone levels.
Your doctor is the expert, but there are questions raised by these patterns (pure speculation on my part).
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> Any comments?
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> thanks,
>
> cem
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