hello, i’m looking for some advice from anyone who may have any idea what my blood results mean. i’m aware that this might not be the right group to be posting in but i thought somebody might have experienced something similar or if not, then hopefully you can point me towards a better group to post this in.
i haven’t felt great for a few years. my main symptoms are fatigue, dizziness, air hunger, brain fog, lack of concentration, confusion, heat intolerance, extreme mood swings & irritability/anger, anxiety/panic/feeling nervous for no reason (it often just comes out of nowhere), low mood, depression, generally feeling fairly cr*p on a daily basis. these symptoms stop me living my life how i used to/how i would like to and i just really need to get to the bottom of it all so i can live a normal life again.
i thought i had thyroid disease (my dad has Hashimoto’s) because my levels haven’t been ‘optimal’ in the past. my test results show i don’t have Hashimoto’s, however i do have:
- low progesterone
- high prolactin
- high testosterone
- low sex hormone binding globulin
- high free androgen index
- towards the bottom of the range oestradiol, LH & FSH
my prolactin is 754, however it has previously been as high as 1200. 2 years ago i had a cannulated prolactin test in hospital and that came back fine, was told there couldn’t be a tumour but i was never given a brain scan. i’m just not sure what to make of all these results & just looking for some advice.
i have also had an ultrasound on my womb/ovaries and an internal examination which both came back normal.
other results are (with ranges in brackets)
TSH: 4.01 (0.35 - 5.5)
FT4: 15.00 (11.9 - 21.6)
FT3: 4.81 (3.1 - 6.8)
Anti-TPO: <9 (<34 = optimal)
Anti-Tg: (<115 = optimal)
Female hormones:
Oestradiol: 191 (82 - 1251)
FSH: 2.5 (1.7 - 7.7)
LH: 4.4 (1 - 11.4)
Progesterone: 5.21 (13.1 - 46.3)
Prolactin: 754 (>496 = high)
Testosterone: 2.12 (>1.67 = high)
SHBG: 29.2 (<32.4 = low)
Free androgen index: 7.3 (>5.6 = high)
if anyone has any experience of something similar/know what could be causing all of this i would really appreciate it. thanks in advance Xxx