Re: A question regarding blood test results
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 20:47:27 +0200
Hi Libby,
These are normal values more or less. You failed to define the units which are important in the case of testosterone, esttradiol, DHEAS etc. But I dont"t really see the reason why you have written this letter.
Sam
> Dr. Sam or anyone who has info,
> I had a lot of blood drawn on the 24th day of my cycle - One of my liver
> function tests came back as a 3.75 according to the nurses - that's low.
> But I have looked it up and see that 3.5 is considered low. I have
> chronic back pain - but have been to have kidney function tests and they
> all come back normal. I am told that not eating enough protein can
> cause back pain and low albumin levels. Also, that diabetics have low
> albumin. I am posting the rest of my results below - still have more
> bloodwork to be drawn. I am also concerned because I read that the
> tests for PCOS should be drawn on specific days of our cycles.
> Testesterone Free And Total 2.6 Free Serum 0.7 Total Serum 26
> LH 1.1
> DHEA SUlfate 268
> Sex Hormone and Binding Globulin 34
> Estradiol 49
> Bilirubin 0.2
> Albumin 3.7
> Calcium 8.9
> Aspartate Aminotransferase 14
> Alanine " 19
> phosphorus 3.2 Protein Total 6.7
> Chloride 103
> Carbon Dioxide 26 Potassium 3.4
> Sodium 140
> Creatnine 0.8 Glucose non fasting 75
> Urea Nitrogen 12
> Uric Acid 3.4 Prolactin 11.97
> FSH 2.2
> RDW-CV 13.6
> MCH 25.6 MCHC 31.5
> Hemoglobin 12.0
> Hematocrit 0.38
> Red Blood Cell Count 4.69 MCV 81 Platelet Count 294
> White Blood Cell Count 8.9
> I am not on the pill Had been taking 1000 mg of Met for about a week -
> 500 mg for 3 weeks prior. Thanks for any advice.
>
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