Re: Hormone Level Test Back-need help interpreting!
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Sep 21 21:23:05 2007
Certainly, Ada! :) Copy the chart below to take to your doc and get ALL
of those tested. Don't let the doc say that some of them are useless
tests, because they give you answers as to why you have some of the
symptoms that you may have. You have to do them on certain days
though......and if your progesterone is a royal mess like mine was, you
can definately get help with that. My doc assures me that it (the
progesterone) will keep menopause symptoms away if I get my ovaries out
as well.
http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels.html
HAVE A GREAT WKEND & Feel Better :)
Andrea
At Fri, 21 Sep 2007, ada wrote:
>
>Andrea I will be getting my hormones checked when I go in for my 6 week
>visit. I will have to have you help interpret as well....
>
>At Fri, 21 Sep 2007, andrea wrote:
>>
>>Jessica,
>>
>>I am happy to give you what I know. Wow, ALL of your hormones are much,
>>much lower than they should be. Were you on Lupron? Or are you on a BC
>>pill? Being on the pill for 17 years made my hormone levels very similar
>>to yours, 5 years ago. Being that your Estradiol is way higher than
>>your progesterone, you could definately have symptoms of estrogen
>>dominance.
>>
>>They include:
>>•Endometriosis •Blood Clots •Elevated Blood Pressure •Fibroid Breasts
>>•Infertility •Irregular Menstrual Flow •Uterine Fibroids •Breast
>>Tenderness •Mood Swings •Uterine Cancer •Hair Loss •Depression •Weight
>>Gain •Migraine Headaches •Spotting •Breast Cancer Risk •Insomnia
>>•Inflammation •Abnormal Pap Smears •Fluid Retention •Cramping •Vaginal
>>Dryness •Thyroid Imbalances •Decrease in Memory •Low or No Sex Drive
>>
>>I know being on Lupron puts you in a temporary menopause, lowering your
>>progesterone, so a lot of those symptoms go along with taking it, but
>>they should get better, if you get some of your levels back to normal,
>>(but stay away from Estrogen) The pill also lowers a woman's natural
>>progesterone production. My progesterone level now is an 18, and I have
>>very few of those symptoms, when I used to have 19 of them before! I've
>>taken the bio-identical progesterone for 5 years to keep my levels
>>balanced.
>>
>>One woman "yelled" at me on here because she suggested that a woman
>>could not have estrogen dominance after finishing Lupron, but even
>>though ALL of your hormone levels diminish, estrogen still usually stays
>>the highest, and progesterone is almost completely gone! Your
>>progesterone should be at least a 15-30 to feel normal. Mine was a 2
>>and I felt horrible! 0.4 is almost nothing. It also depends on which
>>day you had your hormones tested, but all of those levels you list are
>>extremely low.
>>
>>Here is a hormone chart that tells what your normal levels should be:
>>
>>http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels.html
>>
>>I'm so glad you got your levels checked! That is a big step in finding a
>>way to feel better. Most women don't think their hormones can be such a
>>mess at a young age, but they certainly can.
>>
>>If you would like to ask me anything else regarding hormones, please
>>e-mail me and I can give you some info and some places/doctors who can
>>help you get your hormones back to normal or answer your questions more
>>clearly, so you can feel better. Trust me, I was in the same boat, so I
>>know how you feel.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Andrea
>>
>>At Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Jessica wrote:
>>>
>>>I had a blood test done to see what my estrogen and progesterone levels
>>>were...I wanted to see if my hormones were out of limits. I have the
>>>results now, but have no clue what they mean:
>>>
>>>FSH- 1.9
>>>
>>>Progesterone- 0.4
>>>
>>>Estrodile- 14.8
>>>
>>>Can anyone shed some light for me?
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>
>--
>Ada
>
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