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.
Testosterone and estradiol circulate in the bloodstream, loosely bound mostly to
serum albumin (~ 54 %) and corticosteroid - binding globulin (CBG)(AKA transcortin), and to a
lesser extent bound tightly to SHBG (~ 44 %).
Laboratory investigation showed normal thyroid function; the follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH) concentration was 1.04 IU per liter (reference range, 0.25 to 1.92), luteinizing hormone 0.47 IU per liter (reference range, 0.02 to 1.03),
testosterone 0.08 ng per milliliter (0.27 nmol per liter)(reference range, 0.02 to 0.25 ng per milliliter), estradiol
less than 20 pg per milliliter (73 pmol per liter)(normal value, < 20), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) sulfate
less than 5.0 μg per deciliter (0.14 μmol per liter)(reference range, 1 to 40), 17 - alpha - hydroxyprogesterone 0.32 μg per liter (0.97 nmol per liter)(reference range, 0.2 to 0.8), and prolactin 8.0 μg per liter per liter (reference range, 2 to 29); the
serum biochemistry values, including liver - function tests, were normal.