Testosterone deficiency — defined as low
levels of total testosterone in the presence of symptoms - is common among men with obesity and type 2 diabetes, with a reported prevalence of 58 % and 45 %, respectively.
While there are some differences of opinion, the generally accepted normal
range of total testosterone for men should be 300-1000 ng / dl.
Normal values of testosterone levels for women: normal range
of total testosterone for women is between 15 — 70 nanograms per deciliters (ng / dl).
Free testosterone comprises one to two
percent of total testosterone and is considered a useful surrogate for the biologically active portion of circulating testosterone.
A man just needs to know that these following ranges shown in the below two
charts of total testosterone levels in men by age are what HT Medical Center uses.
In this editorial we report the results of a new study that examined the relationship between
normalization of total testosterone levels with testosterone therapy and cardiovascular events as well as all - cause mortality, in patients without a previous history of heart attack and stroke.
Men with CP / CPPS have demonstrated significantly lower levels
of total testosterone compared to controls, suggesting that low testosterone may play a role in the development of prostatitis.
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.
Being overweight is a huge contributor to sex hormone imbalance; in particular, body mass index (BMI) is correlated to lower
levels of total testosterone.
In fact almost 100 %
of the total testosterone is bound to proteins in the blood.
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.
Excess intra-abdominal fat (also known as visceral fat)-- a hallmark of the metabolic syndrome - is particularly detrimental, and low levels
of both total testosterone and free testosterone are consistent features of men with metabolic syndrome.
Almost
all of your total testosterone is soaked up by albumin and a blood globulin called SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin), rendering it effectively useless as it just floats through the bloodstream (instead of doing its job in the tissue).