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What is the exact formula for calculating free testosterone based on total testosterone, albumin and sex hormone binding globulin?

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Several available: Check out http://www.Issam.Ch/freetesto.Htm for a free testosterone calculator available online. Check out http://www.Eje-online.Org/content/152/3/471.Full for study regarding accuracy of several other calculators.

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Answered 2/4/2019

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What is the formula for calculating free testosterone from total t, shbg and albumin? I don't want the online calculator, I want to crunch the numbers

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Total testosterone is 1, 146, shbg is 99, albumin is 5.0. Quest calcs free t as 61.7 pg/ml. Online research-based calcs free t as 119.0. Which correct?

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Test results: total testosterone = 1, 146 ng/dl, shbg = 99nmol/l, albumin = 5.0 g/dl, free t = 61.7 pg/ml. Free t calculation seems too low. Help?!

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