Lab results - looking for opinions [PLEASE READ 1ST POST]

Look, I don't drink. Ever. Not even a little bit. Plus, I’m incredibly young—only 20 years old—so I honestly can't wrap my head around how something like this would have ever happened to me before now.

Thanks for the response, Ante. My blood pressure has been running high—around 135/90, sometimes hitting 130/95. My doctor mentioned I could probably manage it just through diet changes, so she hasn't prescribed any medication yet. I guess I’m still feeling a bit anxious about it.

The diastolic pressure is borderline, but it’s really not quite at the level where medication is necessary. It would be better to focus on cutting back on salt intake and animal fats—especially eggs—while starting a regular exercise routine. If there's a need to lose some weight, that should be addressed as well. For now, drugs aren't required...

I just received my hormone panel results, and since my appointment with the OB-GYN isn't until late December, I find myself wondering if this is an emergency or if I can reasonably wait for the consultation. It seems some values are quite low while others are elevated... thanks. 🙂

estradiol 45 pmol/L (360 - 1100)

progesterone 5 nmol/L (>22)

LH 2 lU/L (1 - 16)

FSH <0,5 (1 - 10)

Prolactin 25 µg/L (4 - 23)

Total testosterone 0,8 nmol/L (0,2 - 2,6)

Free testosterone 2,8 pmol/L (3,5 - 30)

Free testosterone index 0,4 % (0,5 - 8)

SHBG 260 nmol/L (15 - 120)

Androstenedione 5 nmol/L (1 - 12)

DHEA-s 4,7 µmol/L (2 - 10)

No rush at all! Just wondering, have you actually been diagnosed with PCOS? Like, what’s your cycle looking like lately? Are you taking any meds or supplements right now? Also—and totally fine if not—but have you noticed any nipple discharge?

Thanks for the input... I'm currently on Yasmin, so my cycle is staying pretty predictable at the moment... nothing else to report yet.

I have a quick question for the group... I went to get my bloodwork done today—basically everything required before starting birth control pills. My appointment with the OB-GYN isn't until next week, but I'm feeling a bit uneasy because a few of my results are slightly outside the reference range. They aren't huge deviations, but still...

For instance, here are my coagulation markers:

PT 0.78
INR 1.13
APTT 27
APTT ratio 1.09
fibrinogen 3.8

My cholesterol also came back a little high, 😕 which feels incredibly strange to me!

cholesterol 5.60
HDL cholesterol 1.66
LDL cholesterol 3.39
VLDL cholesterol 0.55

Everything else they tested (full hematology panel, liver enzymes, glucose, triglycerides...) fell right within the normal ranges, but these specific numbers are weighing on my mind. Could anyone help clarify this or share their thoughts before I sit down with my doctor? I’m honestly a little worried. 😢

I could really use some advice. My doctor thinks I’m dealing with depression, but my gut is telling me there might be an underlying physical cause triggering it. My red blood cell count and hemoglobin levels are both elevated, and I've been feeling pain in my liver area since before I even started treatment, which is why I'm getting suspicious about the diagnosis. I also had some blood work done a few days ago showing high iron levels, and on top of all that, my PMS symptoms have been absolutely brutal lately. What should my next move be?

Charles Hernandez49 said:I need some help here. My doctor thinks I’m just dealing with depression, but my psychiatrist? He thinks there’s actually an underlying physical cause. My red blood cell count and hemoglobin are both high, and I've had this pain in my liver area since before I even started meds, which is why he's getting suspicious. I checked my vitamins and minerals the other day and my iron levels are through the roof, plus my PMS is absolutely wrecking me. What am I supposed to do?

Cut back on the vitamins, start taking Jasmine or some other birth control pill, and get moving—start doing some actual exercise.
Seriously, there are people out there who actually get sick because they're "too healthy." 🤷
Oh, and yeah, go sign up to be a regular blood donor.

Charles Hernandez49 said:I really need some advice. My doctor thinks I'm just dealing with depression, but my therapist is convinced there’s an underlying physical cause making everything feel so heavy. My red blood cell count and hemoglobin are both high, and I've been having this nagging pain near my liver area—even before I started any meds—so my therapist is getting pretty suspicious about it all. To make things worse, I checked my vitamin and mineral levels the other day and my iron is through the roof, plus my PMS is absolutely wrecking me right now. What should I even do?

Look, having high iron levels can happen for a ton of reasons. It could be from taking certain herbal supplements, messing with hormone therapy, or just general hormonal imbalances throwing everything out of whack. There’s also a condition called hemochromatosis where iron basically starts building up in your organs like sludge in a pipe. Seriously though, you gotta go see an internist and get some real answers.

My son has been dealing with elevated CK levels since he was 14—it’s currently sitting at 281 U/L—and frankly, after falling down a rabbit hole reading about everything this could potentially indicate, I am a nervous wreck. If anyone here has any insight or experience regarding this, please, I would truly appreciate some clarity. For context, the standard reference ranges are up to 170 for women and 195 for men, but apparently, there aren't specific established reference values for children.

coastaljackal8 said:My 14-year-old son just had his bloodwork done and his CK levels are sitting at 281 U/L, and frankly, after reading through all the potential causes online, I am spiraling. Please, if anyone here actually understands what this means, let me know. The standard reference range goes up to 170 for women and 195 for men, but there aren't any specific pediatric benchmarks listed here.

Listen, coastaljackal8, your son almost certainly engaged in some kind of physical exertion the day before the lab work—whether he was running around, playing soccer, or something similar—and I am absolutely certain you have nothing to worry about. CK is simply an enzyme released from the muscle tissue as a direct reflection of physical activity, so it’s a perfectly logical spike. Why was he even sent in for bloodwork in the first place?

This was just a follow-up blood panel because he’s been recovering from a bout of mono that dragged on a bit longer than expected. He hasn't been doing any physical activity—quite the opposite, actually—since his finger is currently immobilized after spraining it during handball practice about ten days ago. He’s going through a major growth spurt right now, and he also deals with ADHD; I realize adult reference ranges might not apply to a kid in the middle of puberty, but I’d really appreciate knowing if there's any actual cause for concern here. All his other levels look fine, with the exception of his lymphocytes, which are slightly elevated by about 0.555%.

coastaljackal8 said:This was just a follow-up blood panel because he’s been recovering from a bout of mono that dragged on longer than expected. He hasn't been doing any physical activity at all—quite the opposite, actually, since his arm is currently immobilized after spraining a finger during handball practice about ten days ago. He's going through a massive puberty growth spurt right now, and he also has ADHD, so I suspect those adult reference ranges might not even apply to a kid his age, though I would desperately love to know if there is any actual reason to be concerned here. Every other value looks fine, except for his lymphocytes, which are slightly elevated by 0.555%.

I just took a moment to double-check the manual, given that I don't typically work with pediatric cases... the reference interval for boys up to 19 years old goes up to 285, so there is absolutely no reason to worry about this.👍Cheers

Extremely urgent. I understand lymphocytes are tied to the immune system, but when my husband arrived at the hospital this past Monday, his entire blood panel was haywire—low red blood cells, high white blood cell count, low hemoglobin, elevated CRP, and so on. Today, almost everything is slowly normalizing, except for his lymphocytes, which have dropped to 8.6. How is it possible for everything else to stabilize while those specific numbers plummet? For context, we are dealing with a patient battling a massive (gross) mediastinal carcinoma. We’ve managed to keep it the same size for over a year now, and so far, there’s been no sign of metastasis in the bones or abdominal organs (all confirmed). Aside from Beta-glucan 1,3-D and Noni, what should we be looking at to support his immunity? Best regards,

Elizabeth Ross48 said:I just double-checked the manual—since I don't work with kids all the time—and the reference range for boys up to age 19 goes up to 285... there really isn't any reason to worry.👍Best,

Good grief, thank you so much. That is a massive weight off my shoulders.🙂

Can someone explain what a "tumor marker" actually means? My results show CA 19-9 is at 2, while CEA is sitting at 21.

Thanks!

I was wondering if someone could help me make sense of my endocrine lab results!
I’ll list the specific hormones that seem off. I have an appointment scheduled with my OB-GYN, but honestly, I feel like I'm going to die from self-diagnosing on the internet before I even get there.
So, here they are:
Estradiol is 88.6 (normal range 110-1100)
LH is 2.6 (3-12)
DHEAS is 1.4 (2-10)

FT3 is 4.2 (4.6-7.8)
Everything else looks fine! My periods are regular.

AST at 62. Still high. Just great.
ALT - 114
GGT at 50. Still feels like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Just got my bloodwork back and everything is through the roof. I have zero clue why, honestly, and I'm totally lost on what could be causing this. What other tests should I be asking my doctor to run? For the record, I don't drink, I don't smoke, and I don't even touch soda or sparkling water. Haven't even been on any meds lately. I'm seriously stuck—should I just try taking Silymarin or something?

So, I finally got some of my hormone lab results back from the Mayo Clinic, and honestly, I’m just staring at them wondering what on earth they actually mean. If anyone here knows how to read this stuff or has dealt with something similar, please, help a girl out.
The only number that’s actually flagged—probably because it’s sitting outside the "normal" range—is my sex hormone-binding globulin, which came back at 129.5 (the range says 15-120). Does anyone have a clue what that implies?
Then there are these two other values that are low, though they didn't bother to bold them or make a big deal out of it. My estradiol is 85.6 pmol/L, and according to the chart, the follicular phase should be 110-1100, ovulation is 360-2200, the luteal phase is 360-1100, and menopause is anything under 37.
The second one that looks a bit off is my luteinizing hormone (LH), which hit 0.5 IU/L. For comparison, the normal ranges are 2-12 during the follicular phase, 8-20 during ovulation, and 1-10 in the luteal phase.
How am I supposed to make sense of all this? Just for context, I had these tests done on day 3 of my cycle.