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Bloodwork results: hormone levels

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mistycyclist14 mistycyclist14 NewcomerOP
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#1 ·
If anyone is available, could you help me make sense of these results? I’m trying to gauge how bad things look before my doctor's appointment. Thanks!
The blood work was done on day four of my cycle. My periods have always been irregular, and it looks like I'll be starting treatment for PCOS soon.

SHBG 20.35 nmol/L
FAI 9.83
Testosterone 2.00 nmol/L
FSH 10.7 mIU/mL
LH 2.8 IU/L
DHEAS 6.07 umol/L

ALT 18
AST 17
GGT 30
Urate 367
Triglycerides 0.73
HDL 1.46
LDL 3.33
coppergardener coppergardener Active Member
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Here is the data regarding the reference ranges I have on hand—though, honestly, they really ought to have been printed right there on your lab report😕—but if you want to double-check anything else, perhaps do a quick search online or reach out to someone with a bit more medical expertise.

TESTO = perimenopause 0.38-2.74 nmol/L

FTESTO = 0.07-10.7 pmol/L

FSH = pre- and post-ovulatory 0.6-9.5
ovulatory 4.0-13.5 IU/L

LH = pre- and post-ovulatory 0.7-9.0
ovulation 25-94 IU/L

DHEAS = women aged 20-24 1.03-14.59 umol/L

ALT = 10-36 U/L

AST = 8-30 U/L

GGT = 9-35 U/L

Triglycerides = -<1.7 mmol/L

HDL = ->1.2 mmol/L

LDL = -<3.0 mmol/L

It looks like your FSH, LH, and LDL are all running high. Is that everything they tested for? I mean... wouldn't it make sense to do a full panel on your thyroid hormones as well? And has anyone actually given you an official PCOS diagnosis yet, or are we still figuring that part out?
mistycyclist14 mistycyclist14 NewcomerOP
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coppergardener said:Here are the reference ranges I have on hand (though they really should've been printed right on your lab report😕). You might want to dig around online for others, or maybe someone here with more expertise can chime in.

TESTO = perimenopause 0.38-2.74 nmol/L

FTESTO = 0.07-10.7 pmol/L

FSH = pre- and post-ovulatory 0.6-9.5
ovulatory 4.0-13.5 IU/L

LH = pre- and post-ovulatory 0.7-9.0
ovulation 25-94 IU/L

DHEAS = women 20-24 years 1.03-14.59 umol/L

ALT = 10-36 U/L

AST = 8-30 U/L

GGT = 9-35 U/L

Triglycerides = -<1.7 mmol/L

HDL = ->1.2 mmol/L

LDL = -<3.0 mmol/L

Your FSH, LH, and LDL levels are all high. Is that everything they tested? Honestly... shouldn't you get your thyroid checked too? And was the PCOS diagnosis already official, or...?

It was diagnosed quite a while ago. Back then, I was just a teenager and wasn't ready for any kind of treatment. Now, I've decided to get everything checked out again, and honestly, I'm surprised—I thought things would look much worse.

My LH isn't actually high; if anything, it's pretty low compared to my FSH. As for the FSH, it looks like ovulation is slowing down. They didn't check my thyroid this time. It seems the issue is mostly with my reproductive hormones.

Thanks for looking into this.

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