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Post by unrulyjulie on Feb 2, 2009 21:50:41 GMT -5
Hello, I'm new to this forum, but have been on Valerie Taylor's forums for a year. Am treating Hashi's & Reverse T3 & adrenals & low iron, but still hypo-everything. Dental mercury exposure & EBV (1992) were my primary triggers. I am quite thin (BMI is 17.8).
Here are some labs from 1-14-09. I went to an MD for the first time in 6 years, and she ordered these. She insisted on doing them day 5 of my cycle, no sooner.
Blood levels: Cortisol 13.9 ug/dL [3.7-19.4 before 10 a.m.] (blood drawn at 9:00) FSH 7.03 mIU/ml [1.0-10.0 follicular] (blood drawn on day 5) LH 6.48 mIU/ml [2.39-6.60 follicular] (day 5) Progesterone 0.2 ng/ml [no range given] Estradiol 90 pg/mL [21-251 follicular] (day 5) Aldosterone 20.9 ng/dL [4.0-31.0 upright] DHEA 5.1 High [1.0-4.5]
Questions: Does serum DHEA usually correlate to saliva levels? I was borderline low on saliva tests in 2002-2003. Can anyone tell me if my progesterone/estrogen ratio is OK? Yes, I'm pre-meno at age 52. Got any tricks for inducing menopause? (Just kidding.)
Thank you, Julie
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Post by unrulyjulie on Feb 3, 2009 17:37:54 GMT -5
I'm bumping this message, in case it passed under the radar of our moderators. --Julie
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Post by unrulyjulie on Feb 4, 2009 21:42:19 GMT -5
The lights are on, but nobody's home? -- Julie
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Post by fractal1 on Feb 6, 2009 6:11:15 GMT -5
Hi Julie, Welcome & my sincere apologies for the delay... I've really been under the pump the last few days. I also have a few questions... if you respond to them, I'll get back to you a bit faster this time . - Low iron will not help with utilizing thyroid meds. Thorne Ferrasorb, proferrin ES, and raw red meat are all good ways to get them up. - Being too thin (low cortisol or otherwise) can encourage an increase in reverse T3, which is a bit of a bugger. Are you taking HC? If not, cortisol is too low, with high DHEA indicating adrenal fatigue. - Did you get renin tested with aldo? What about your electrolytes? - Looks to be estrogen dominant... but hard to tell without the lab range. Conventional lab range usually around < 1.4 ng/ml for progesterone, so if similar, it is far too low. If have estrogen dominant symptoms, would suggest trying a bio-identical progesterone cream. - Estradiol is also starting to diminish, but progesterone should probably be the priority at the moment. - LH & FSH obviously indicating pre-meno. Speed it up you ask? You could try a hysterectomy - joke Cheers
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