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I'm a 32 year old man w symptoms of low testosterone. doctor ran blood tests and i scored 468 ng/dl and 11.6 pg/ml. is this extremely low for my age?

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Dr. Tracie Leonhardt answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

No: This is not extremely low. This is actually fairly normal for age. Optimal levels are around 700-1000 , so when we check symptoms that is usually the goal with replacement.

Answered 9/23/2013

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Possibly.: Your levels are 468 ng/dl and 11.6 pg/ml. The first is normal, but the second, or free testosterone is low (normal ranges 270-1070 ng/dl (9-38 nmol/l) for total and 50-210 pg/ml (174-729 pmol/l) for free testosterone). This can be for many reasons, from obesity to alcoholism to liver disease, but it would explain your low testosterone symptoms.

Answered 10/31/2014

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