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[riddick1059]

i have 3 pages of results somewhere from the other doctor i went to. but when my docor retested me he said my results were 2.4 (testosterone). he told me that something as minor as a needle prick could make my testoserone spike to 8.6 like it was on the other results. at the time my concernas was my t function my t3 and t4 my t4 ws 3.5. i never had my estrogen checked. doubt if my doctor would even agree to check it. he says I have a strong heart with a rate of 48-54 resting and 35bpm sleeping, when he checks my temp it's around 97.3 but i check it throughout the month basal test with two thermometers and it averages around 96.5. With all the reading i'm doing sounds like high estrogen low testosterone. anyone know a good company it can get some labs done. Wife is not suportive. She is aginst everything. she thinks i'm going thru mid life crisis looking for a magic pill. I know my body and wth my diet and workout routine I should be healthier.

[rmacgurn]

i have 3 pages of results somewhere from the other doctor i went to. but when my doctor retested me he said my results were 2.4 (testosterone). he told me that something as minor as a needle prick could make my testosterone spike to 8.6 like it was on the other results. at the time my concerns was my t function my t3 and t4 my t4 ws 3.5. i never had my estrogen checked. doubt if my doctor would even agree to check it. he says I have a strong heart with a rate of 48-54 resting and 35bpm sleeping, when he checks my temp it's around 97.3 but i check it throughout the month basal test with two thermometers and it averages around 96.5. With all the reading i'm doing sounds like high estrogen low testosterone. anyone know a good company it can get some labs done. Wife is not supportive. She is against everything. she thinks i'm going thru mid life crisis looking for a magic pill. I know my body and with my diet and workout routine I should be healthier.

Interesting, I read this a few times and wonder what you are looking for...you said you want to be healthier do you mean weight less and have less fat? You mention thyroid several times, but never mention testing TSH, T3 or T4 (a simple thyroid panel). This will tell you many things, such as if your body thinks you need more hormone (high TSH) if you have normal TSH but high T4 and low T3 you are not converting correctly and hence that could be the issue. Be careful taking thyroid meds unmonitored, especially since you do not seem to know the difference between them.

What about your blood sugar have you tested that after a 12 hour fast, if you are having insulin/sugar issues you can store a lot of fat... seems you focus is on test and that is not the source of the problem as you have described here. the thyroid panel and blood sugar tests are easy and cheap...start there.

good luck and report back....

[Vettester]

Wow, it's tough enough going toe-to-toe with some of these anal doctors, but I can only imagine the solitude you're feeling with being thrown under the bus by the Mrs. I've been fortunate having a wife that has actually done quite a bit of research to learn this stuff too. Education kills ignorance, and I hope she will come to your corner before it's said and done.

Either way, grab this by the horns! Go to a AA clinic if these guys fail to help you with what you need. Andropause is for real, just as menopause changes the lives of women everyday. All you're trying to do is to balance yourself out to normal. Plenty of places that won't let their ignorance or egos get in the way of helping you get better.