02-05-2014, 04:29
Thanks for replying guys! And Lotus thanks for linking I just started digging into those articles/threads. I have my actual test results in front of me and I also got a call from the doctor's office which was even more useless than my initial visit.... Basically they said that the 2 tests where my levels are below the lower limits are things I "shouldn't worry about because hormone levels fluctuate all the time" 
sooooo..... evidently there was no point in me fighting with them to okay the tests seeing as any results that came back they'd just tell me "the levels fluctuate it doesn't matter" wont be going back to that doctor EVER. My results were as follows:
17-OH Progesterone LCMS: 25 ng/dL Adult female in follicular stage ranges- 15-70
Luteinizing Hormone: 6.6 mIU/mL follicular ranges 2.4-12.6
FSH: 5.6 mIU/mL follicular ranges 3.5-12.5
Testosterone: 19 ng/dL ranges 8-48
DHEA-Sulfate: 224.4 ug/dL ranges 110.0-431.7
TSH: .28 UIU/ML ranges .34-4.82
Prolactin: 3.3 ng/mL ranges 4.8-23.3
Anddddddd... with those results the only thing the doc had to say was it could be pcos (remind me again why she wouldn't test any form of estrogen
) for me to go on a birth control pill (already talked with her about not wanted to do that) or progesterone cream.... but when I asked about the recommended usage I was told to take it on the 30th day of my cycle for 10 days..which from what I could understand in my already agitated state was day 1 of period???
In any case I feel like I'm in the exact same spot i was before I had the testing done... or if anything now I'm even more confused as I wasn't expecting any thyroid issues..
The symptoms that led me to want the testing aside from NBE were heavy periods lasting at least a week, periods that always come early, mood swings, getting really emotional and crying alot lately which is unusual for me, VERY BAD chest and back acne out of nowhere which I've never experienced before, nausea in the morning almost like what I imagine morning sickness might feel like, bloating though that one I question if it's dietary or something else... But pretty much I laid that all out for the dr and all she had to say was unless the period exceeded 8 days it was still normal people's bodies are different blah blah blah and recommended spironolactone randomly for acne... she kept making comments about my weight saying If i was 300 pounds there were alternatives to the pill for my symptoms but since I'm so "tiny" etc there's nothing else... by the way I'm 5'7 and 140-145ish....
It's also seeming like since I don't have T3 or T4 levels to compare there's not much I can figure out about hypo vs. hyperthyroidism.... I just assume that in some way at least to a small degree my thyroids not doing as it's supposed to.
in the past my mom's been really sick and I have had way too many interactions with those God complex doctors.. who somehow think they know everything and will talk down to you like you're a moron even when a patient has educated themselves on the topic and probably knows more than the dr. It's like if it wasn't taught in medical school or in those shiny pamphlets from the pharmaceutical companies they act like it doesn't exist. BUT I digress. A test result comparison chart would be really helpful. In lieu of any meaningful input from a dr. it's way better than typing .28 tsh into google and hoping for the best lol!
sooooo..... evidently there was no point in me fighting with them to okay the tests seeing as any results that came back they'd just tell me "the levels fluctuate it doesn't matter" wont be going back to that doctor EVER. My results were as follows:17-OH Progesterone LCMS: 25 ng/dL Adult female in follicular stage ranges- 15-70
Luteinizing Hormone: 6.6 mIU/mL follicular ranges 2.4-12.6
FSH: 5.6 mIU/mL follicular ranges 3.5-12.5
Testosterone: 19 ng/dL ranges 8-48
DHEA-Sulfate: 224.4 ug/dL ranges 110.0-431.7
TSH: .28 UIU/ML ranges .34-4.82
Prolactin: 3.3 ng/mL ranges 4.8-23.3
Anddddddd... with those results the only thing the doc had to say was it could be pcos (remind me again why she wouldn't test any form of estrogen
) for me to go on a birth control pill (already talked with her about not wanted to do that) or progesterone cream.... but when I asked about the recommended usage I was told to take it on the 30th day of my cycle for 10 days..which from what I could understand in my already agitated state was day 1 of period??? In any case I feel like I'm in the exact same spot i was before I had the testing done... or if anything now I'm even more confused as I wasn't expecting any thyroid issues..
The symptoms that led me to want the testing aside from NBE were heavy periods lasting at least a week, periods that always come early, mood swings, getting really emotional and crying alot lately which is unusual for me, VERY BAD chest and back acne out of nowhere which I've never experienced before, nausea in the morning almost like what I imagine morning sickness might feel like, bloating though that one I question if it's dietary or something else... But pretty much I laid that all out for the dr and all she had to say was unless the period exceeded 8 days it was still normal people's bodies are different blah blah blah and recommended spironolactone randomly for acne... she kept making comments about my weight saying If i was 300 pounds there were alternatives to the pill for my symptoms but since I'm so "tiny" etc there's nothing else... by the way I'm 5'7 and 140-145ish....
It's also seeming like since I don't have T3 or T4 levels to compare there's not much I can figure out about hypo vs. hyperthyroidism.... I just assume that in some way at least to a small degree my thyroids not doing as it's supposed to.
in the past my mom's been really sick and I have had way too many interactions with those God complex doctors.. who somehow think they know everything and will talk down to you like you're a moron even when a patient has educated themselves on the topic and probably knows more than the dr. It's like if it wasn't taught in medical school or in those shiny pamphlets from the pharmaceutical companies they act like it doesn't exist. BUT I digress. A test result comparison chart would be really helpful. In lieu of any meaningful input from a dr. it's way better than typing .28 tsh into google and hoping for the best lol!