Blood Test/Levels

[shawn8525]

Ok so I'm going to go to the Dr. to get my levels checked. What type of test should I ask for and what is the normal levels? I'm a 26 year old. I weight 195. Thanks for all the help!

[cbb2020]

Ok so I'm going to go to the Dr. to get my levels checked. What type of test should I ask for and what is the normal levels? I'm a 26 year old. I weight 195. Thanks for all the help!

Unless you have an underlying medical condition that warrents test, he'll probably throw you out. Get your levels taken care of and find a contact to get elsewhere. Unless he's into spots medicine or bodybuilding I doubt if you'll get it. Mine was 3719 normal is 241-827.

[2Rhodesians]

low testosterone symptoms - read up on this, you can tell your Dr that you're experiencing the symptoms.

Average Testosterone Levels by Age in Men

Vermeulen, A. (1996). Declining Androgens with Age: An Overview. In Vermeulen, A. & Oddens, & B. J. (Eds.), Androgens and the Aging Male (pp. 3-14). New York: Parthenon Publishing.

Measurements in SI Units (nmol/L)

Age	Number of Subjects	Total Test	Stand. Dev.	Free Test	Stand. Dev.	SHBG	Stand. Dev.
25-34	45	21.38	5.90	0.428	0.098	35.5	8.8
35-44	22	23.14	7.36	0.356	0.043	40.1	7.9
45-54	23	21.02	7.37	0.314	0.075	44.6	8.2
55-64	43	19.49	6.75	0.288	0.073	45.5	8.8
65-74	47	18.15	6.83	0.239	0.078	48.7	14.2
75-84	48	16.32	5.85	0.207	0.081	51.0	22.7
85-100	21	13.05	4.63	0.186	0.080	65.9	22.8

Measurements in Conventional Units (ng/dl), SHBG in (nmol/L)

Age	Number of Subjects	Total Test	Stand. Dev.	Free Test	Stand. Dev.	SHBG	Stand. Dev.
25-34	45	617	170	12.3	2.8	35.5	8.8
35-44	22	668	212	10.3	1.2	40.1	7.9
45-54	23	606	213	9.1	2.2	44.6	8.2
55-64	43	562	195	8.3	2.1	45.5	8.8
65-74	47	524	197	6.9	2.3	48.7	14.2
75-84	48	471	169	6.0	2.3	51.0	22.7
85-100	21	376	134	5.4	2.3	65.9	22.8