(This post was last modified: 24-08-2015, 22:35 by 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)
(24-08-2015, 22:25)sweets93 Wrote: 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)
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.
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?
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
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.
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