What causes
high total testosterone but normal free testosterone in women?
The highest total testosterone level tested in that time was 0.3 nmol / L (reference 0.5 - 2.6).
Also, some men need
a higher total testosterone to achieve an optimized, normal calculated free testosterone.
In fact, a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that men who followed a high - fat, low - fiber diet for 10 weeks had 13 %
higher total testosterone than subjects who ate low fat and high fiber.
Do I naturally just have
a higher total testosterone level?
They might have
the highest Total Testosterone, but if they have high SHBG levels then isn't there «high levels of Testosterone» going to be «bound» to SHBG and NOT bioavailable as Free Testosterone?
Not exact matches
Further, risk of
high - grade prostate cancer did not increase according to the
total number of
testosterone injections.
On the twentieth day, sperm samples were taken and
testosterone levels measured.It was determined that serum
total testosterone significantly increased in all the test groups, and levels of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) significantly increased only in the group that received the
high dose of fresh onion juice, but the level of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) did not differ between the experimental and control groups.
Unlike men, women do not have established norms for
testosterone replacement therapy, and researchers have yet to establish definitively what levels of free and
total testosterone might be too
high or too low.
A 2003 study entitled «Effect of Training Status and Exercise Mode on Endogenous Steroid Hormones in Males» (20) discovered that compared to an endurance training group and sedentary group, the resistance training group had
higher levels of luteinizing hormone, DHEA, cortisol,
total and free
testosterone and hematocrit.
Your
total testosterone is definitely
high, but I am always skeptical of free
testosterone levels if not done by calculation method, or equilibrium dialysis.
Your
total does not appear to be
high, but the free
testosterone test they ordered is unfortunately, worthless.
Your
total level does seem to be
high, but your free
testosterone levels are more important.
My lab test say that my
total serum
testosterone level is 28 ng / dl and my free
testosterone level is
high at 46.85 pg / ml.
My recent blood levels show my
total testosterone is a little
high but my free
testosterone is negligible.
And if you have too much SHBG in your body, even if your
total testosterone is normal (or even
high!)
It is typical for females to need a much
higher than normal
total testosterone level to achieve a desirable free
testosterone level.
Their
total testosterone might be
high but it does not help them.
As a result, men with normal
total testosterone levels but
high SHBG levels may experience symptoms of low
testosterone.
In men, low
total testosterone and low SHBG are associated with
higher rates of obesity and diabetes (insulin resistance).4 - 6 Insulin plays an important role in the management of SHBG levels, and insulin resistance lowers these levels.7 - 8
The vegetarians reported
higher levels of sex hormone - binding globulin (SHBG), bowel movements, and
total fiber intake as well as lower levels of free estradiol, free
testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA - s) and BMI.
So you could have very
high levels of
total testosterone, but if all of that
testosterone is bound to SHBG, your benefits won't be so great as the
testosterone wouldn't be in constant use by your body.
Table 2 in the article shows that the
total testosterone in vegans is 16 %
higher than meat eaters.
With time though it was found that there were
high risks involved since the
testosterone replacement therapy side effects include the risk of prostate cancer, gynecomastia as well as
total lack of libido.
Activate Xtreme contains ingredients that ensure that
total FREE
testosterone levels increase ensuring users get the benefits of
high testosterone.
Your body has to have enough of free unbound
testosterone and not just
high amounts of
total testosterone.
Most diagnoses of «
high testosterone» in females is not made by the most impactful and important subset of
total serum
testosterone, your calculated free T. Aside from that, yes, removing your ovaries can have a negative effect on your libido and many other body processes.
My
Total Testosterone serum level is at 28 ng / dl but my Free
Testosterone level is
high at 46.85.
My recent tests with her show a
total testosterone of 45.6 ng / dl (normal) but my free
testosterone direct was 5.7 pg / ml (
high).
My guess is that while you have had a «
high»
total testosterone level, your calculated free T has likely been normal throughout.
This is called
Total Testosterone, and these are the ranges of low to
high levels... (source)