Got test levels checked

[snowfox]

I got my endocrine values checked before beginning my cycle.

I'm 33 years old. My test levels came back at 24.9 (normal values between 8 and 50 it says).

What on earth does this say?

[AlphaMaleDawg]

did you just do a cycle recently?

[snowfox]

No I've been off for at least nine months

[Nicotine]

well, you're right smack in the middle...

you wont be right at the top, you're not 18.

if you're that worried, maybe get your dr to get you some HCG.......

at least you arn't below the line, like mine was.

[FranciscoG]

Acceptable value for a 33 year-old.

[snowfox]

I'm not worried. I just wanted to know how my endocrine values are before beginning a cycle. All the rest looks normal. Estrogen, progesteron, TSH, LH, FSH are well within normal values. But it doesn't say in what measurement it was taken. nmol/ml, ug/ml etc...

It says values between lower end and higher end. And I'm somewhere in between except my TSH...a little low.

[chuckt12345]

thnk thats nmol's

[snowfox]

OK, here's the works:

T4 free thyroxine 14.8 normal (10.3-24.5)
TSH 0.3 (0.4-4.0)
FSH 3.7 (0.7-11.1)
LH 6.1 (0.8-7.6)
Prolactine 0.08 (0.05-0.36)
Estradiol (estrogen) 0.13 (0-0.21)
Progesteron 1.1 not specified
Cortisol 0.37 (0.14-0.69)

Testosteron 24.9 (8-50)

Just wondered if my test levels were too low for someone who's been totally off roids for 9 months.

[snowfox]

Could be, I don't know as it doesn't say. But accordingly it should be between 8 and 50. Well, that's the stated normal spec range it says.

[chuckt12345]

dude be very happy your levels are in the perfect mid range.. Thats great.

[snowfox]

Well, my TSH is a little low, but nothing to worrie about

[Subotai]

Is there someway to convert between these two scales?
The one here and the ng/ml 250-1100 scale?

My last test I was at 150ng/ml (250-1100)
What is that on this weird test? My new doctor is using these and need to know how to read it

[chuckt12345]

here ya go,, have fun

There are basically two parts: you need to convert the mL to L and the ng to nmol. Let's start with the easy part, mL to L.

Since the mL unit is on the bottom of the expression we need to multiply by 1000. Why? Let's see:

1/mL * (1000 mL/1 L) = 1/L

The conversion factor between mL and L is 1000 mL in 1 L. Since mL is originally in the denominator, we know that we have to multiply by this conversion factor in order to remove the mL unit and replace it with L. If we were to divide, this would happen:

1/mL * (1 L/1000mL) = 1 L/(1000 mL^2)

So, our first step is to multiply by 1000 mL/L.

The second step is to use the molecular weight of the compound to convert from ng to nmol. Remember, molecular weight is given in g/mol, so we will also have to convert ng to g and moles to nmoles. Since the nano- prefix indicates 10^-9, this is actually pretty straightforward. Here is why:

ng * (1 g/10^9 ng) * (mol/g) * (10^9 nmol/mol) = nmol

So, first you divide by 10^9, then you multiply by 10^9. Basically you can simplify this to:

ng * (g*nmol/ng*mol) * (mol/g) = nmol

In this case, (g*mol/ng*mol) is equal to 1 (10^9/10^9 = 1), so we can forget the numbers and just put the units in the right places. Mathematically, you just need to divide the ng by the molecular weight.

I took you through all of this because it demonstrates the usefulness of unit analysis. This technique helps to avoid mathematical errors and confusion by making sure that the appropriate units cancel so that you end up with the correct units.

In summary: multiply by 1000 and divide by the molecular weight:

ng/mL * (1000mL/L) * (1g/xx mol) * (1 g*nmol/ng*mol) = nmol/L