the blood test results BEFORE (9:00AM) the ACTH stim. test :
17-hydroxypregnenolone 56 ng/dl
17-hydroxyprogesterone 58 ng/dl
DHEA 344 ng/dl
11-desoxycortisol 0.10 ug/dl
the blood test results ONE HOUR AFTER (after being injected with the cortrosyn) the ACTH stim. test :
17-hydroxypregnenolone 633 ng/dl
17-hydroxyprogesterone 144 ng/dl
DHEA 932 ng/dl
11-desoxycortisol <0.01 ug/dl
I'm so confused by this...why would all my levels be normal before I was given the Cortrosyn? If I have LOCAH my doctor said that my levels would significantly drop after being injected with the cortrosyn ? so why then did they all go up? I'm starting to wander if the lab mixed up the before and after results (but I thought my doctor would have caught that when she looked oven them if that were the case)...or is it normal for the hormone levels to go up after being given the cortrosyn if you don't have LOCAH, b/c when we discussed the results she seem unconcerned and said they came out normal (I g...also I don't understand the cortisol levels at all. I would greatly appreciate this if someone would help me understand this.
