14-03-2018, 04:52 AM
(14-03-2018, 02:43 AM)Nightshade Wrote:(02-03-2018, 04:39 AM)jannet.duff Wrote: My understanding is that plantbased estrogens will not show up on a b17esteodiol test.
Are you taking biotin as a suppliment? Biotin is known to give false pisitive readings in some blood tests, including spiking estrogen tests through the roof.
With an Estrogen reading that high, your testosterone test would have come back very low, not 400+.
Wow. Thanks. Yeah, I am taking 5,000 mcg of biotin. I'm not sure if it's even worth telling my doctor about that test (it wasn't the hormone doc who ordered the test). I've already waited so long for the hormones and it takes 2 months to schedule an appointment. I don't know if this would change her mind, but I've been really stressed about this next appointment.
My GD and MD share labs all the time.... So, ya, you should tell them ALL supplements you use. My guess is that if your T is coming in at that level.... I wonder if your aromatizing a LOT of T to E?? And I think that could be the Biotin??