Posted by turalizz on November 14, 2002, at 1:48:45
I saw an endocrinologist and had some hormone tests at 8 am last week.
Here are my test results and referance intervals:Prolactin: 6.11 ng/ml ---- 2.5 - 17
FSH: 1.89 mIU/ml ---- 0.7 - 11.1
LH: 4.44 mIU/ml ---- 0.8 - 7.6
Free Testosterone: 19.39 pg/ml ---- 8.8 - 27
Total Testosterone: 417 ng/dl ---- 270 - 1730
ACTH: 34.1 pg/ml ---- 0.0 - 46.0
Cortisol: 36.1 mcg/dl ---- 5.0 - 25.0
hGH: <0.05 ng/ml ---- 0.06 - 5.0My doctor's only concern was the high cortisol level. He wanted to see the evening values, so the cortisol test will be repeated in the evening today.
Are there any natural ways to reduce cortisol? I will try to eliminate the sources of stress in my life. Would meditation help?The very low growth hormone level was a surprise to me, because I am 27 and I am a very big guy :) My doctor also told that there could be a mistake, and I will have it rechecked too. But if that is true, what does that mean?
My total testosterone is also lower then the mean levels for my age. But as it is not in the hypogonadal range, my doctor said it is OK.
Any comments?
thanks,
cem
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