[sweets93]

Hey everyone I decided to get my hormones tested to make sure I'm on the right track. But I'm not quite sure how to interpret the results. Can anyone help me? And how should I modify my program based on these results?

(I am on the 6th day of my cycle, almost off my period)

Estradiol: 37 pG/mL
Progesterone: 0.3
Follicle Stimulating Hormone: 5.7 mIU/mL

Thanks I would appreciate it!

Here's some reference values:

Estradiol Expected Values - Females
Follicular Phase: <161 pg/mL
Follicular Phase days 2-3: <84 pg/mL
Periovulatory +/- 3 days: 34-400 pg/mL
Luteal Phase: 27-246 pg/mL
Postmenopausal Untreated: <31 pg/mL
Postmenopausal Treated: <93 pg/mL
Oral Contraceptives: <102 pg/mL

Progesterone in Females:
Follicular Phase ND - 1.1
Luteal Phase 1.0 - 21.0
Mid-Luteal Phase 6.0 - 24.0
(Days 7 to 8 of Luteal Phase)
Post Menopausal ND - 1.0
Oral Contraceptives 0.3 - 0.9
Pregnant Females:
First Trimester 9.0 - 33.0
Second Trimester 29.0 - 50.0
Third Trimester 83.0 - 160.0
Note: ND = not detectable

FSH Expected Values

Females, Adult
Follicular Phase: 2.8-11.3 mIU/mL
Follicular Phase Days 2-3: 3.0-14.4 mIU/mL
Midcycle: 5.8-21.0 mIU/mL
Luteal Phase: 1.2-9.0 mIU/mL
Postmenopausal: 21.7-153.0 mIU/mL
Postmenopausal (ERT): 9.7-111.0 mIU/mL

[hannah]

Hey everyone I decided to get my hormones tested to make sure I'm on the right track. But I'm not quite sure how to interpret the results. Can anyone help me? And how should I modify my program based on these results?

(I am on the 6th day of my cycle, almost off my period)

Estradiol: 37 pG/mL
Progesterone: 0.3
Follicle Stimulating Hormone: 5.7 mIU/mL

Thanks I would appreciate it!

Here's some reference values:

Estradiol Expected Values - Females
Follicular Phase: <161 pg/mL
Follicular Phase days 2-3: <84 pg/mL
Periovulatory +/- 3 days: 34-400 pg/mL
Luteal Phase: 27-246 pg/mL
Postmenopausal Untreated: <31 pg/mL
Postmenopausal Treated: <93 pg/mL
Oral Contraceptives: <102 pg/mL

Progesterone in Females:
Follicular Phase ND - 1.1
Luteal Phase 1.0 - 21.0
Mid-Luteal Phase 6.0 - 24.0
(Days 7 to 8 of Luteal Phase)
Post Menopausal ND - 1.0
Oral Contraceptives 0.3 - 0.9
Pregnant Females:
First Trimester 9.0 - 33.0
Second Trimester 29.0 - 50.0
Third Trimester 83.0 - 160.0
Note: ND = not detectable

FSH Expected Values

Females, Adult
Follicular Phase: 2.8-11.3 mIU/mL
Follicular Phase Days 2-3: 3.0-14.4 mIU/mL
Midcycle: 5.8-21.0 mIU/mL
Luteal Phase: 1.2-9.0 mIU/mL
Postmenopausal: 21.7-153.0 mIU/mL
Postmenopausal (ERT): 9.7-111.0 mIU/mL

Great move you got your hormones tested, I cant help you with it but I hope you are already a bit wiser by now?
Goodluck and keep us up date

[Odile]

The E reference values are almost the same that came with my first test. Have you done the test on the 6th day? 37 seems to me quite low even for the 6th. With my test the reference for E in follicular is between 20-160. To test progesterone the test should be done one week before you have your period, around days 19-22. But as you, I haven't done the test on the right day, because that cycle was longer than expected. But they do present reference values for follicular too, but don't know if the results are valid if not done around 19-22. Your P seems low looking for the reference. But what's the unit of mesure? I think you need to know to make the P:E ratio.

[sweets93]

My doctor told me to get tested on the 3rd day of my cycle? I don't wanna do another blood test it gave me a huge bruise lol. Idk the unit of measure that's all it says on the test. But I guess it's pG/mL like estradiol? How do you find the ratio?

[msnewboobies]

Sorry I just got around to looking at your results
but I thought this site was helpful:
http://www.fertilityassociates.co.nz/Information-for-GPs/FSH,-Estradiol---Progesterone.aspx

It seems like your doc just checked your hormones for fertility.

If you want an actual hormone panel done, it would be helpful to have testosterone levels (including free testosterone!), DHEA, estradiol, and progesterone.

But from the results, it basically just says your ovarian follicles are normal

"1. FSH < 9 iu/L; E2 < 200pmol/l = Normal basal follicle function, and normal amount of FSH being produced to stimulate the ovarian follicles"

It says your E2 is 37 pg/mL which converts to 135.827 pmol/l
which is very normal

Also, this doesn't mean your progesterone is low nor is your E2 because the test was done at the beginning of your cycle when these hormones are expected to be low. Check out the picture I attached

[Odile]

As far as I know, to get the P:E ratio you need to divide the value of P for E, but need to convert to moles first.

The reference values that I've found for P:E ratio were from 20: 1 to 170:1.

The reference values that came with my test for E and P are:

Progesterone || folicular phase: 50-100pg/mL; ovulation: 100-150; luteal phase: 150-450pg/mL
Estradiol || folicular phase: 20-160pg/mL; ovulation: 34-400; luteal phase: 27-246pg/mL

[Odile]

I think you can divide the P:E2 values without converting to moles, if they are presented in the same measure unit.

About the P:E2 reference values, although I've read about P:E2 ratio range being from 20: 1 to 170:1, now that I'm searching again I can see that in most of the sites about hormone testing and progesterone therapies, the optimal ratio (for healthy young ovulating women) should be around 300:1, and in some places they even refer 600:1.