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jessicadeanne
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 Posted: Sep 10, 2006 1:22 am Post subject:
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| My tesosterone level dropped from 41.2 to last test 1.4 i have no idea what it meant to be as sites i find seem to measure different does anyone know what the Australian measuremtns should be for genetic females so i can understand where I am at as i get tests done please hope you dont mind me putting it in this topic:)) |
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Norah_Danielle
Joined: 17 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Sep 10, 2006 7:58 am Post subject:
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Hello JessicaDeane,
Dr. Darren Russell has said that my testosterone level is at 2.5 while genetic females have a level not above 3. I am just inside the upper limit. I will be seeing Dr on Wednesday for another blood test so I will ask what the unit of measure is. I hope this clarifies the situation for you.
Best wishes,
Norah. |
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Janet_1
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| Posted: Sep 10, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject:
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Hi. Testosterone blood levels are as follows,
Adult Male 13.0 - 40.0 nmol/L
Adult Female 0.5 - 3.0 nmol/L
There is a slight variation between various labs. but nothing significant. |
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Anee
Joined: 03 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Sep 11, 2006 2:28 pm Post subject:
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to start with, mine was 4.0 and now its 0.8  so im pretty happy with that.
my endo says im hormonaly female ..... |
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bronny
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| Posted: Sep 11, 2006 6:01 pm Post subject:
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interesting subject. can i just ask for a testosterone check at my local GP?
my libido of late is all over the place and i wonder if that is the result of lower levels of testosterone. |
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Anee
Joined: 03 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Sep 11, 2006 6:50 pm Post subject:
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| bronny wrote: | interesting subject. can i just ask for a testosterone check at my local GP?
my libido of late is all over the place and i wonder if that is the result of lower levels of testosterone. |
yep you can ..
there are a few types of testing, their is LSH/FREE/ANG.
I'd go for the "free androgens" test .. thats the one that relates on the scale of 11.0 - 40.0
but then im not doctor! |
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Amanda_3
Joined: 10 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Oct 02, 2006 12:24 pm Post subject:
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I belong to a group called CRONE which has the most informative information on hormones on the web I've found.
Apply to join here:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/CRONE_portal
I would recommend highly to anybody taking hormones or contemplating so, to do some research in the vast archives here.
Some points from the CRONE group which is very very salient to all genetic males contemplating HRT. There are no 'correct solutions' for MTF hormone replacement since there is no applicable research. It is all extrapolated from research into HRT for genetic females.
Secondly, as one of the very learned people there says: Your goal is physical feminization (transformation of secondary sexual characteristics), not some testosterone level.
Unfortunately, it appears to me that we have to become as knowlegable about MTF HRT as any endocrinologist, since it is a very individual process and the research to assist us along is not there. Unless you count the anecdotal and informed transsexual perspectives on groups such as CRONE.
A second resource for anyone contemplating hormones is this site:
http://www.missfiorella.com/t-girl.htm for whom the "MTF gun" has gone off. (read the site for this clever analogy) |
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Anee
Joined: 03 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2006 10:17 am Post subject:
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| Amanda wrote: | I belong to a group called CRONE which has the most informative information on hormones on the web I've found.
A second resource for anyone contemplating hormones is this site:
http://www.missfiorella.com/t-girl.htm for whom the "MTF gun" has gone off. (read the site for this clever analogy) |
Yeah, a lot of reading in there, took me about 2hrs! interesting though ... |
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noeleena
Joined: 22 Aug 2007
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| Posted: Dec 12, 2007 10:31 pm Post subject: testoaterone
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| hi....well just to add to this 3 years ago mine were 31.0 nmol now they have gone down to 0 . 9 nmol so for me that gives me an idear if my male side has changed so thats over 3 years o yes in a number of ways this is just one of many hope this helps ....noeleena.... |
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