Finally got bloods. Thoughts?

[Bchap05]

I had posted awhile back in the general forum about libido drop, feeling extra tired at night which makes me irritable, and not being able to get it up as easy. I did start taking Zinc which I feel has helped with getting it up but also have Viagra so who knows.

Anyways I'm 34, 6'1 probably 170-200 depending on summer or winter, lift probably 4-5 days a week, eat somewhat high protein but not a ridiculous amount, do take creatine, also eat a lot of veggies and whole grains. Wouldn't say out of control protein though maybe like 120-200 grams a day:

I'm bolding those listed as "high" and also the test levels.

Also looks like most high's are kidney related which scares me a bit, but I read that lifting and protein make them higher. Test 508 and 12.5 so probably not amazing, but ok. I don't know a ton about how the other tests can affect those levels. Any thoughts? Thank you!:

WBC 6.3 x10E3/uL 3.4 - 10.8 01

RBC 5.54 x10E6/uL 4.14 - 5.80 01

Hemoglobin 16.3 g/dL 12.6 - 17.7 01

Hematocrit 50.0 % 37.5 - 51.0 01

MCV 90 fL 79 - 97 01

MCH 29.4 pg 26.6 - 33.0 01

MCHC 32.6 g/dL 31.5 - 35.7 01

RDW 13.4 % 12.3 - 15.4 01

Platelets 325 x10E3/uL 150 - 379 01

Neutrophils 49 % 01

Lymphs 36 % 01

Monocytes 10 % 01

Eos 4 % 01

Basos 1 % 01

Neutrophils (Absolute) 3.1 x10E3/uL 1.4 - 7.0 01

Lymphs (Absolute) 2.3 x10E3/uL 0.7 - 3.1 01

Monocytes(Absolute) 0.6 x10E3/uL 0.1 - 0.9 01

Eos (Absolute) 0.3 x10E3/uL 0.0 - 0.4 01

Baso (Absolute) 0.1 x10E3/uL 0.0 - 0.2 01

Immature Granulocytes 0 % 01

Immature Grans (Abs) 0.0 x10E3/uL 0.0 - 0.1 01

Comp. Metabolic Panel (14)

Glucose, Serum 91 mg/dL 65 - 99 01

BUN 25 High mg/dL 6 - 20 01

Creatinine, Serum 1.29 High mg/dL 0.76 - 1.27 01

eGFR If NonAfricn Am 72 mL/min/1.73 >59

Sodium, Serum 145 High mmol/L 134 - 144 01

Potassium, Serum 5.3 High mmol/L 3.5 - 5.2 01

Chloride, Serum 104 mmol/L 96 - 106 01

Carbon Dioxide, Total 22 mmol/L 18 - 29 01

Calcium, Serum 9.7 mg/dL 8.7 - 10.2 01

Protein, Total, Serum 7.0 g/dL 6.0 - 8.5 01

Albumin, Serum 4.7 g/dL 3.5 - 5.5 01

Globulin, Total 2.3 g/dL 1.5 - 4.5

A/G Ratio 2.0 1.2 - 2.2

**Please note reference interval change**

Bilirubin, Total 0.5 mg/dL 0.0 - 1.2 01

Alkaline Phosphatase, S 43 IU/L 39 - 117 01

AST (SGOT) 22 IU/L 0 - 40 01

ALT (SGPT) 27 IU/L 0 - 44 01

Testosterone,Free and Total

Testosterone, Serum 508 ng/dL 348 - 1197 01


Free Testosterone(Direct) 12.5 pg/mL 8.7 - 25.1 02

FSH and LH

LH 5.4 mIU/mL 1.7 - 8.6 01

FSH 2.5 mIU/mL 1.5 - 12.4 01

Estradiol, Sensitive 29.0 pg/mL 8.0 - 35.0 02

 

[CoastWatcher]

Am I missing them, or were no thyroid tests run?

 

[Bchap05]

No didn't do them. Mainly wanted to just see a baseline initially to see if even slightly low or at least get idea where I was. And in the previous thread I had this test was mentioned as a good start.

 

[Vince]

Did you have labs, fasting and early morning.

 

[Bchap05]

Yes they were taken around 9 in the morning. Last ate or drank anything besides water around 9 night prior

 

[Bchap05]

Not to be the annoying upping my own post person, but anything you would try if you were me at this point? Just try to naturally raise for a bit?

The majority of stuff on the naturally raise list I already do, besides I could probably sleep a bit more.

 

[CoastWatcher]

https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?501-How-to-Increase-Testosterone-Naturally

Some thoughts on naturally increasing your testosterone production. Natural efforts can work, but not as often as most men would like. Have you ruled out sleep apnea? Absent detailed thyroid results, along with cortisol, prolactin, DHEA, and DHT, unanswered questions do remain.

 

[Bchap05]

Thanks, yeah most of those I'm good on. I have sex often, workout 4-5 times a week, I'm not over weight, not taking any meds, started taking Zinc (which I think helped some). I'd say the biggest if anything possibly is sleep. Fiance has mentioned before she thought I might have sleep apnea of some kind. But mainly seems to be that way when I drink.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Thanks, yeah most of those I'm good on. I have sex often, workout 4-5 times a week, I'm not over weight, not taking any meds, started taking Zinc (which I think helped some). I'd say the biggest if anything possibly is sleep. Fiance has mentioned before she thought I might have sleep apnea of some kind. But mainly seems to be that way when I drink.

How much are you drinking?

 

[Bchap05]

5-6 days a week I don't usually drink anything at all. I usually only drink at functions or the weekend for example was at friends watching NCAA tourney Saturday, probably had 6 beers so guess. Then Friday night went out to dinner and had a 20 oz beer. Which would be a fairly normal week.

 

[CoastWatcher]

5-6 days a week I don't usually drink anything at all. I usually only drink at functions or the weekend for example was at friends watching NCAA tourney Saturday, probably had 6 beers so guess. Then Friday night went out to dinner and had a 20 oz beer. Which would be a fairly normal week.

Alnea is an under-recognized factor in a lot of men - who present with or without symptoms. I'm suggesting you raise the question with your doctor since I'm hardly qualified to diagnose you. I do know we've seen it here at EM, and, if corrected, it can make a difference. And, again, thyroid...it's not referred to as the master hormone for nothing. TSH, t3, t4, rt3, and a full thyroid antibody panel.