24-09-2015, 08:23 PM
(24-09-2015, 12:51 PM)bobie Wrote: The coconut oil capsules arrived on monday so i have been taking 4 of those a day, lotus do you think it a bad idea for me to ask my endo to prescribe a dopamine agonist to try and get my prolactin level down?
What was the prolactin result?, T (free t). It could be other things too. For instance, check your hemoglobin, SHBG, thyroid function. Although the coconut oil should help balance with those items.
(24-09-2015, 12:51 PM)bobie Wrote: its not so much the high prolactin that's bothering me its more that my estradiol is so low as a result, 8mg oral estradiol split am/pm is giving a blood level of just 73 pg/ml with blood taken 12/13 hours after a dose, i dont feel anything is really happening either...
Sublingual delivers a higher free estradiol, ask your endo if this is acceptable, he may want to adjust. 200-300 pg/ml is typical female range as you know. Again, T at chemical castration levels of 50 ng/dl surely makes things easier.
(24-09-2015, 12:51 PM)bobie Wrote: Visceral fat & dht, im probably being stupid here or just havent read things properly/understood, does is store or create dht and would finasteride help? (which i already take), yes being overweight still i have a tummy
Here's the thing about visceral fat/DHT. E2 shovels trunk weight like its nobodies business. Gyno does pretty much the same thing, except it produces aromatase (again, like nobodies business), and subcutaneous fat produces aromatase.
What happens with older men who have gyno?, their estrogen levels are very similar to menopausal women if not more. DHT in (stomach) visceral fat lowers E2 levels, subcutaneous fat promotes aromatase. Getting rid of visceral fat is "no so easy" lol, but necessary to say the least.
Finasteride is said to help reduce visceral fat, at what rate I have no idea. But, I believe green tea can also help too (2-3 cups a day). Forskolin is also said to help with visceral fat, finding a legimate brand (??), I dunno, the side effects are something else to be concerned about.
Coconut oil also reduces visceral fat. of course fitness exercises will always help.
