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A 20-year-old female asked:

I had fasting blood work to check insulin levels and thay came back to be 26. and my testosterone hormone (women) was 85. whay is normal range?

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Dr. Richard Zimonanswered

Internal Medicine 61 years experience

Insulin levels are: different depending upon your last sugar intake and if the was a GTT (Glucose tolerance test) Testosterone level is slightly high for a woman. It may be that you are being evaluated for possible Polycystic Ovarian syndrome POS ????) Just a thought Dr Z

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