Hi, just wondering if anyone knows anything about low testosterone levels - I was recently tested and testosterone is 0.09 nmol/l (<0.29 low) and also low free androgen index <0.1 (<0.3 low).
Is there any link with thyroid issues/hormone imbalances? Thank you
I had a similar result and added testosterone to my HRT regime a couple of years ago, I can thoroughly recommend it!
All my sex hormones had dropped due to low fT3
Eeyore, I finally got the correct lab requisition. Unhelpful doctor. Says she won't prescribe regardless of the lab result. And if I obtain it from elsewhere she won't order blood tests to determine if the dose is correct.
I've asked to be transfered. But not because of this.
😕 They aren't very supportive generally... when you get to speak to another one make sure you bang on about your lack of libido (whether it's important to you or not) as they can prescribe it for this 🤗 you could quote the NICE guidelines to them...
NICE guidance does state we can consider testosterone supplementation for menopausal women with low sexual desire, but only if HRT alone is not effective, with women needing to be fully oestrogenised first. The guidance does not support the use of testosterone in any other circumstance.
Mine is similarly low which is caused by my failing pituitary gland. I get mine from Superdrug on line as Dr's seem very reluctant to have anything to do with testosterone replacement. It is my belief that you need all of your hormones in balance as I have benefitted greatly from testosterone replacement. The horrendous night flashes and broken nights have now gone now I've got most of my hormones replaced including growth hormone. It's only taken me 20 years to sort out!
Also interested in the link between low t3 and low testosterone.
My private Endo recently identified that I had very low testosterone (similar to you Jenny876 - lowest detectable was 0.09 and mine was somewhere below) as well as low t3 (despite levothyroxine). DHEA also low, but all other hormones fine and apparently not perimenopause or menopause.
Have subsequently started on T3 and Testogel, and am feeling better. Still unclear about the link, if there is one, between testosterone and thyroid, or if it more related to genetics / diet. I did also read that low fat diets / restrictive dieting can lead to low testosterone, and that is definitely true of my diet.
Following with interest!
That's really interesting that you are on testosterone without being on hrt. In the menopause world we're told you have to be on hrt with good oestrogen levels before you are considered for T. Then it is a postcode lottery if you can get it prescribed and have to lie and say its for libido when us ladies know its so much more than that.
I started on testosterone 18 months ago and can honestly say it was the missing piece. I've been on t3 only 8 years and hrt ( utrogestan and estrogel) 6 years. Had a few ups and plenty of downs in that time but since starting testosterone it gave me my life back. Brain fog gone, no more aches and pains, no more fatigue, so much more energy, calmer, happier and a general well being feeling. Since starting T i can now exercise which I couldn't before due to fatigue and aches and pains. My memory issues haven't improved but the brain fog has, I now realise they to two separate things. I know for a lot of ladies it is impossible to be prescribed testosterone due to area you live and have to go private. Hopefully thing will change and female licence will be granted. There was talk of a female testosterone patch in the pipeline so fingers crossed.
I do feel there is a link with testosterone and thyroid. I'm on T3 only and have been so stable on my dose since starting T, even reducing it.
For me Sex hormones and thyroid hormones were very messy but adding T seemed to help balance both.
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