My symptoms and never done any steriods or anything, I have had these symptoms for years and doctors have always told me it is puberty, i am almost 19 now and i am still 140 pounds, used to be 5 11 and shrunk to 5 10 and i am muscular but i cannot gain muscle. I have tried dozens of diets and workouts but i cannot gain muscle, i just will gain fat. My body fat is 6%.
muscle soreness
muscle fatigue
no energy
bad erections
constantly tired
joint pain
loss of height
no facial hair
difficulty concentrating
Cortisol AM 23.4 (1.1-27.2 ug/dl)
Estrogen Total 52 (130 or less pg/ml)
FSH 4.8 (1.5-12.4 mIU/ml)
LH 7.1 (1.7-8.6 mIU/ml)
Cholesterol 121 (less than 170 mg/dl)
Triglyceride 45 (less than 150 mg/dl)
HDL 45 ( less than 39 mg/dl)
LDL 67 (less than 110 mg/dl)
Prolactin 17.5 (no range given)
SHBG 25 (10-50 nmol/l)
T3 3.8 (2.0-4.8 pg/ml)
T4 1.5 (.8-1.7 ng/ml)
Testosterone Total 495 (250-1100 ng/ml)
Testosterone Free 113.9 (35.0-155.0 pg/ml)
TSH 4.59 (.3-4.0 mU/l)
Your estradiol, the most abundant form of Estrogen, reading is just as important as your testosterone reading. The normal range is usually 13-54 pg/ml, but what is really critical is the ratio of testosterone to estrogen. Young males have ratios of 30, 40, 50, etc. You could have a healthy total testosterone reading of 500, but if your estrogen is 50, you are probably going to be struggling. Read this link on Estrogen to understand why. ( I got this from a low testosterone website for young men but i cant post link because i am new to forum)
I mention to the endocrinologist about my estrogen and he said it doesnt matter because the scale says it is fine. But he put me on thyroid pastilles to take because i have an underactive thyroid. I havent taken any yet, waiting to see another doctor first.
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