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JYD
Thanks for taking the time to reply, gdevine! These labs were taken a about 3 months ago, and they looked OK, so I did not follow up and he didn't seem particularly concerned. He was and has been concerned about my thyroid numbers since they have bordered on the low side.
Can you recommend the appropriate tests for my follow-up and a fuller picture, especially for things like my liver and thyroid?
I plan to take the tests again in two weeks and plan to get all of these same tests, but it sounds like you think I should get a few more done. Can you please fill in the blanks for me below so that I can get a more complete picture? I took the last test with privatemedlabs. Thanks!
Testosterone
-Total Test
-Free Test
-% Free Test
-FSH
-LH
-IGF
-SHBG
-Anything else?
Read the sticky at the top of the forum on Finding a TRT Doc written by kel, in there you will the list of labs recommended.
Estrogen
-Estradiol, Sensitive
-Anything else?
Thyroid
-TSH
-T4
-T3 uptake
Make sure these are "Free" T4 and T3; these are more telling of what is available.
-FTI
-RT3 (what test is this?)
This is Reverse Thyroxine 3 and it probably the most important lab for testing Thyroid. Google it and learn.
Liver
-What tests do I need for this?
CBC and General Chem will cover this for you.
Prostate
-PSA
-Anything else?
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