[andybean]

My serum testosterone levels have varied between 200 and 550. My new doctor thinks that serum levels are not the best indicator and relies on 24hr urine testing from Rhein Labs, which is what produced the low level 40 (normal range 45-85). Symptomatically, I have ED and low libido, so doctors seem quick to prescribe T gel.

I think my diet is good. I eat a lot of fat–coconut oil, EVOO, raw grass-fed butter and cream, etc., sea salt for the adrenals. I’m wondering now if I just need more HC. I’m at 25mg daily and my temp are just starting to stabilize. Maybe a little more and the T3 will start to get in my cells? I find it strange that I have such high FT3 levels on only 2 grains of Nature-throid.

Cortisol before I began HC was:

Salivary cortisol – ZRT labs
8am 5.4 (3.7 – 9.5)
Noon 2.1 (1.2 – 3.0)
4pm 2.7 (0.6 – 1.9)
8pm 0.6 (0.4 – 1.0)

My vision is slightly blurry. I have very slight myopia (-.25) and moderate astigmatism (-1). I wear glasses occasionally.

I didn’t know about the RT3 numbers until this week. I’ve always had low DHEA and low to mid T. I’m wondering about the microadenoma and if prolactin could be involved. I should probably get a follow-up MRI to see if anything has changed, but my sense is that I should get the right HC and thyroid meds going first and see what happens.

Does that make sense, or do you see something else I should be looking into?

Thanks for your help.

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