Concerningly low E levels from blood test.
So, I'm about 3 months into my HRT rn, and I just had my first blood test yesterday. Everything looks good as far as I can tell, although my Prolactin is a bit high, but my bigger concern is that my E is really low considering my dose is 8mg every 10 days (SubQ), and I'm not really sure why it's so low, even at trough 😕
I have been having a few issues wif drawing the exact right dose recently because of some weird vacuum stuff going on with my vial, and I did get a LOT of seeping after that last injection (I have since corrected my technique 😅) but there's no way I lost more than half the dose so I'm just confused :(
Here are my results (all included in case I'm missing something one of them might imply):
| Hormone | Measurements |
|---|---|
| E2 | 262 pmol/L (71.36 pg/mL) |
| T | 0.516 nmol/L (14.88 ng/mL) |
| Progesterone | 0.57 nmol/L (0.179 ng/mL) |
| Prolactin | 1602 mlU/L |
| FSH | <0.3 U/L |
| LH | <0.3 U/L |
| SHBG | 22.5 nmol/L |
Does anyone have any thoughts or advice on why my E is so low considering my dosage?
Posted Aug 8, 2025, 9:07 PM UTC