High free test, test mid range, low fsh and fh

[mauled]

Hi, I just got my blood results done. I was taking clomid and nolvadex for a month with a low dose of aromasin. I tapered off the clomid and nolva and then ran just the aromasin for a few weeks eod tapering it down slowly. As soon as I stopped the aromasin I noticed the gland in my right nipple started to get very hard and sensitive after a couple days. I discontinued the aromasin and started taking nolvadex for a week at 20mg. At that point I got my blood work done and the results are here:

Testosterone, Serum 540 ng/dL 348 - 1197
Free Testosterone(Direct) 34.4 High pg/mL 9.3 - 26.5 0
LH 2.6 mIU/mL 1.7 - 8.6
FSH 2.4 mIU/mL 1.5 - 12.4

The doctor didn't fill the script for E2 or SHBG. I will ask him to get a full hormonal panel next time, in a month or two.

My Test levels seem normal but still low considering I haven't ran a cycle in 3 months. LH and FSH seem pretty low also. My free testosterone is really high, wondering if this is caused by taking nolvadex for a week? Wondering what I should do. I am 21 years of age. I have clomid, nolva and aromasin still. I do not plan on running another cycle any time soon, if ever. Need advice.

 

[Megatron28]

Your results were influenced by the medications you have been running. You need to be off every thing for about two months to see where your true natural results are.

Why did you start taking these meds?

 

[mauled]

I was off the nolva and clomid for about a month before i started taking it again for a week. At that point was when I got the test done. I took them for pct. I started the nolvadex again because i could feel a small hard lump forming when I stopped the aromasin. My plan now is to stop taking everything, and get follow up blood work in 2 months, but what do I do if the lump just gets harder and bigger?

 

[Megatron28]

Read the following thread. It contains info on how to treat gyno (if you have gyno).

http://www.steroidology.com/forum/a.../675497-ology-frequently-asked-questions.html

Did you get pre-cycle baseline blood work that you can compare your current and future blood work to?

 

[mauled]

Good read. It is hard to tell if there is even a lump unless i squeeze it. If I just push down on my nipple with my finger I can't feel anything. But I have always had the tendency to squeeze the nipple a bit to check for a lump. In austinite's post it says not to do this as it could cause more damage, which I unfortunately did not know. I will stop doing that from now on. Maybe doing this could have signaled the gland to get harder somehow. I never squeezed my left one, only my right, and the right is the one where I always thought there is a lump. Sometimes it is very soft, sometimes it is very hard. It is very small. Both nipples are the same size, but when they are cold my left one is pointier then the right one. My nipples have never leaked any fluid. Unfortunately (and stupidly) I did not get any baseline blood work and these are the only results I have. I am worried about discontinuing tamoxifen because I have heard that there is an estrogen rebound that happens.

 

[Megatron28]

Stop playing with your titties. Play with your girlfriend's or boyfriend's titties.

 

[mauled]

lol I will stop. I am just nervous about discontinuing the tamoxifen. Should I taper off of it now and wait 1-2 months and get bloodwork? Or just quit it cold at 20mg (i'm on day 10 now)? Either way I need to get my E2 levels checked. What are your thoughts about my Total test level and low fsh and lh? I thought nolvadex would raise fsh and lh.

One thing I will also say. While running my cycle I never had any acne problems, oily skin, or weight gain. Even after I stopped taking the cycle and ran the serms/ai all the way up until now I haven't had a problem with acne. I never had any high estro symptoms apart from me being self conscious and squeezing my nipple checking for a lump. This might not even matter though, hard to tell without the proper bw.

 

[Megatron28]

I don't want to comment on your blood work results since they are biased by the meds you are taking.

If you have gyno you should get on Raloxifene. Get examined by a doctor to see if you have gyno.

There is no need to taper off the SERMs.

 

[mauled]

Thanks for the help, my doctor already examined them but didn't say if he felt anything. I'll see what he says next week.