26 Years Old - Low Testosterone. Trying to find out why?
I recently had a doctor's appointment. Haven't been to the doctor in a long time. Decided to finally go back. I found a very highly rated doctor near me and had all the tests done. Everything came out healthy but I voiced a concern to the doctor that lately I have been dealing with a few symptoms of what seems to be low testosterone. I have been very tired lately, low sex drive, and I feel I am not growing anywhere near how I should be based on my diet and lifting habits. The doctor decided to run a full blood test. The results for my testosterone level came back at 357 ng/dL on a scale of 250-827 ng/dL. The doctor mentioned that it was on the lower side but it does fall in the normal range. And said everything is OK.
I don't find this right. I am 26 years old and feel that my levels should be much higher. In my bloodwork, we did find that I had a Vitamin D-3 deficiency and I have been supplementing it since. The other finding was a high thyroid test. The doctor was not alarmed with it though considering my brain activity in relation to the thyroid test was not abnormal. In his view, had my thyroid been an issue, my brain activity would signal it much more than it currently is, so he feels that I just have an above normal reading than the average person.
My thyroid reading is as follows:
T3 Uptake was at 42%. The normal range is between 22-35%. My T4 total was 4.7mcg/dL in a range of 4.5 - 12.0 mcg/dL. My Free T4 Index was 2.0 in a range of 1.4-3.8.
Need some advice here! Looking for answers.
Thanks!