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@windyshores Tymlos is not expected to raise serum NTX but rather the opposite, but there are many factors that can affect the results: prior treatment, circadian rhythm, inflammation, other disease processes etc. Urine NTX is considered more reliable, but neither is ideal. CTX seems to be the standard to date. Altogether, many doctors consider these tests to be inconclusive but patients often request them for reassurance. My NTX below reference post Evenity was anticipated and hoped for. I'll let you know what I find out, but tbh my current endo is not a reliable source of information.

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@hollygs for my education, can you explain why Tymlos raises CTX but lowers NTX? I thought they would be the same. Can you direct me to a source? I thought that Evenity lowered it and Forteo/Tymlos would raise it but I have no idea how much.

My doctor doesn't do any blood bone marker tests but I have had them done by PCP and interpreted by McCormick. They haven't reflected what is actually going on according to the DEXA but my timing may have been off in terms of how long treatment had been doing on. All very confusing.