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All nine are inside the lab range. Seven have no agreed tighter range.
Ranges shown for male, age 38.
The main androgen circulating in your blood, most of it carried bound to proteins. It peaks in the early morning and falls through the day.
Source: BSSM 2023
Below the range we look for. Inside the lab range.
Next:Nothing needs doing today unless you have symptoms, in which case it is worth discussing with your GP. Your retest in twelve weeks shows whether it moves.
The fraction of your testosterone that is not bound to carrier proteins, calculated from your total testosterone, SHBG and albumin.
Source: BSSM 2023 threshold with the Jasuja 2023 reference interval
Below the range we look for. Inside the lab range.
Next:Nothing needs doing today unless you have symptoms, in which case it is worth discussing with your GP. Your retest in twelve weeks shows whether it moves.
Lab range 15 to 55 nmol/LNo agreed tighter range
There is no agreed research range for SHBG beyond the laboratory's. Both ends carry signal and it is read alongside testosterone rather than on its own.
Inside the lab reference range.
Lab range 1.7 to 8.6 IU/LNo agreed tighter range
There is no agreed research range for LH beyond the laboratory's. In men it is only interpretable alongside testosterone.
Inside the lab reference range.
Lab range 1.5 to 12.4 IU/LNo agreed tighter range
There is no agreed research range for FSH beyond the laboratory's. In men it is only interpretable alongside testosterone.
Inside the lab reference range.
Lab range 70 to 400 mU/LNo agreed tighter range
There is no agreed research range for prolactin beyond the laboratory's. A single raised reading needs repeating rather than reading, because sleep, exercise and the blood draw itself all move it.
Inside the lab reference range.
Lab range 1.91 to 13.4 umol/LNo agreed tighter range
There is no agreed research range for DHEA sulphate beyond the laboratory's, which is already banded by age and sex. Its association with mortality is J-shaped, so neither higher nor lower is better.
Inside the lab reference range.
Lab range 14.5 to 80.3 ratioNo agreed tighter range
There is no agreed research range for the free androgen index in men. BSSM recommends calculated free testosterone instead.
Inside the lab reference range.
Lab range 35 to 50 g/LNo agreed tighter range
There is no agreed research range for albumin beyond the laboratory's. It falls with inflammation and rises with dehydration, so a high-normal figure would reward a dry sample.
Inside the lab reference range.
Next:For the markers above: nothing needs doing today. Your retest in twelve weeks shows whether they move.
This is your lab result and general information about each marker. It is not a diagnosis and it is not medical advice. One blood test is a snapshot of one day. If a result worries you, or you have symptoms, speak to your GP.
Reference ranges in this example come from static demonstration data and published UK reference intervals. Your own laboratory’s ranges may differ. This sample cannot interpret a result from another test.
How we choose the ranges we showCheck the test, the collection process and the one-off price.
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