PCOS Messages for January, 2002: Re: test results

Re: test results

From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 14:42:37 -0600 (CST)

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Each lab has different normal values. The numbers below are based on national averages.

The testosterone *is* within "normal" limits. This does not mean that it is good based on what we have seen in women with PCOS.

Prolactin normally ranges from undectable to 23 ng/dl. So this is good.

Luteinizing Hormone for someone in day 1 - 14 of their cycle should be 5 - 15 mIU/ml. Guess what low readings mean? Amenorrhea. Curiously enough, high readings usually indicate PCOS.

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) should be (days 1 - 14) 5 to 20 mIU/ml. Low results indicate anovulation.

T3 (Triiodothyronine Resin Uptake) is normally 25% to 35%. A high percentage in association with high T4, is an indication of hyperthyroidism.

Free T4 (thyroxine) levels range from 0.8 - 2.8 ng/dl (10 - 36 pmol/L).

Total T4 levels range from 4 - 11 µg/dl (51 - 142 nmol/L. Increased levels can indicate hyperthyroidism.

I do not have a T7 level handy. I will have to get back to you on that.

TSH (Thyroid-stimulating hormone)- there are a couple of different tests that can be done to determine this. Standard test levels are usually between 0 - 6 µU/ml and the Hypersensitive assay is usually 0.25 - 3.5 µU/ml. Low levels indicate hyperthyroidism.

You are right, the H is for high and the L is for low.

Did the Dr. say what s/he suspected may be the problem? I hesitate to say since I do not know what you have been told, but you are going to be tested for Graves' disease. An endo is the person who will be able to determine if this is your problem and will be able to treat it if necessary.

P.S. I have seen your by-line frequently and just wondered if you were aware that no treatments were available in 1998. I was wondering because there is more than one of us who were diagnosed in the 80's or early 90's and we did not get treatment in 1998 either. ;-) Women like my mom and grandmom have suffered for decades. They were given speed for weightloss in the 70's and had to rely on home electrolysis systems. Hysterectomies helped with the irregular periods but they have continued to suffer from the other problems. :-) Our hope is that no one else will have problems getting diagnosed or getting proper treatment, but it takes time to get the message out. It takes time for doctors to change the way they treat problems. Treatment is still so new that some places are still waiting to see if it is going to work or if it is just a fad...like speed for weight loss. :-)

At Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Panacea wrote: >
>I got my test results from my Dr. yesterday. He's sending me to an
>endocrinologist because my thyroid stimulating hormone is really low.
>0.04 on last testing, down from 0.16 just three weeks earlier. >
>
>Testosterone: 62 (I think that's high; my dr. says 20-76 is normal)
>Prolactin: 11
>Luteinizing hormone: 0.6
>Follicle stimulating hormone: <0.7
>
>(Let me note that I was not pregnant, the pee test came out negative and
>I'd just had my period when the dr. called me in.)
>
>Estradiol: <10
>
>Thyroid stuff:
>
>t-3 uptake: 35(%?)
>t-4 Free: 1.5
>t-4 total: 12.9H
>Free t4 index (t7): 4.5 H
>
>TSH: 0.04 L
>
>I think the H is for high and the L is for low?
>
>My dr. has referred me to an endocrinologist all on his own :) He also took a random blood sugar in the
>office and it came out 80, which he says is good, but since it was just
>a random blood sugar I dunno! I'll talk to the endo!
>
>--
>Panacea
>Diagnosed PCOS in 1998, didn't get treated until 2002 :(
>

-- Hope this helps,

Belle

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