I am thin, no acne, long but regular cycles 32 - 38 days (ovulating 14 days before period always),
normal total testosterone levels in blood tests, polycystic cysts on ovaries seen on ultrasound and only mild hirsutism.
If this is the case, a man may have
normal total testosterone levels but less than normal free T levels.3
As a result, men with
normal total testosterone levels but high SHBG levels may experience symptoms of low testosterone.
It is typical for females to need a much higher than
normal total testosterone level to achieve a desirable free testosterone level.
Not exact matches
The range of what constitutes
normal testosterone levels differs from one medical center or lab to the next, although it is widely recognized that a man with a concentration of
total serum
testosterone less than 200 ng / dL is to be considered hypogonadal.
Question for the group: Is there anything to worry about if my free
testosterone is in
normal range but my
total is on the lower side?
It is likely that despite having a slightly elevated
total serum
testosterone level, you still have a
normal free
testosterone.
All that being said, the dosing for women is somewhere on the order of 10 % of what a male patient would need, and when ideal free
testosterone levels are achieved,
total testosterone levels are typically slightly above the
normal reference range.
My
testosterone levels are in
normal range (
total 520 pg / ml and free 8 pg / ml) but I have complete lack of sexual desire I mean zero libido... what should be my next step?
But my
Testosterone was on the lower side
Total was 25 (
normal is 9 - 55) and Free was 2.5 (
normal is 0.8 - 7.4).
Also, some men need a higher
total testosterone to achieve an optimized,
normal calculated free
testosterone.
It appears that your ferritin and
total testosterone levels are
normal.
Your
total testosterone appears to be at the top end of
normal, but it's your free
testosterone that matters.
I went to a doctor to get blood work done and it came out that thyroid hormones are
normal but my
total testosterone level is 265 ng / dl, free
testosterone is 10 ng / dl.
And if you have too much SHBG in your body, even if your
total testosterone is
normal (or even high!)
While there are some differences of opinion, the generally accepted
normal range of
total testosterone for men should be 300-1000 ng / dl.
In fact more than thirty - nine percent of all males aged forty - five and older have
total testosterone levels considered below
normal.
For example, an andropausal man whose serum test results indicate
total testosterone at
normal levels may still be experiencing loss of muscle and libido, prostate enlargement, and erectile dysfunction, along with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and depression, if most of his
testosterone is bound, which becomes increasingly likely in men > 50, the age at which
testosterone levels typically begin to decline, while levels of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) increase with age.14
● Increase
total -
testosterone levels by 20 % ● Increase free -
testosterone levels by 19 % ● Boost DHEA levels by 31 % while maintaining
normal LH and FSH levels.
Your
total testosterone is definitely on the low side of
normal, and it is certainly contributing to the osteoporosis and osteopenia.
Just got my
total testosterone tested and it was 353 which is at the lower end of the
normal range.
and has seemed to create the classic symptoms of low T. My
total testosterone levels are
normal at above 500.
Even more surprising was that when certain subjects»
testosterone levels were decreased from their
normal levels of about 600 ng / dL to about 300 ng / dL,
total fat mass rose by an average of 36 %.
The additional table below by D. Simon (1996) shows
total mean, medium, 5 % and 95 %
testosterone levels by age.5 Unfortunately, aside from study data, no medical organizations / communities provide any reference
normal testosterone levels based on age that men can look to as a reference.
If your
testosterone is reducing by 1 % a year, your
total testosterone is not going to sink below
normal levels (300 ng / dL) until you're about 122 years old.
Almost always, the labs show an elevated
total serum
testosterone and a
normal OR BELOW NORMAL calculated free testost
normal OR BELOW
NORMAL calculated free testost
NORMAL calculated free
testosterone.
What causes high
total testosterone but
normal free
testosterone in women?
So, your free
testosterone (which is MUCH more important than your
total) is barely
normal, not elevated.
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).
According to The Endocrine Society, the bottom of the
normal range (for men) is 300 ng / dl for
total testosterone and 9 pg / ml for free
testosterone.
In fact, among men over the age of 60, only about 1 in 5 men have a
total testosterone level that falls below the
normal range.
If you have zero symptoms of PCOS, it is likely that you have or had an isolated elevation of your
total testosterone, with a statically
normal cFT.
My guess is that while you have had a «high»
total testosterone level, your calculated free T has likely been
normal throughout.
Reference ranges can vary greatly depending on locale and analysis methodology, but a decent base of «
normal»
total testosterone levels for women would be 12 - 80 ng / dl, and a calculated free
testosterone of 0.3 - 1.9 ng / dl.
For men,
normal levels of
total testosterone fall between 300 and 1000 nanograms per deciliter (ng / dl), with
normal free
testosterone levels falling between 9 and 30 ng / dl.
Normal values of testosterone levels for males: normal range of total testosterone for men is between 300 — 1200 nanograms per deciliters (ng
Normal values of
testosterone levels for males:
normal range of total testosterone for men is between 300 — 1200 nanograms per deciliters (ng
normal range of
total testosterone for men is between 300 — 1200 nanograms per deciliters (ng / dl).