{"id":"dhea-s","name":"DHEA Sulfate (DHEA-S)","shortName":"DHEA-S","aliases":["DHEA Sulfate","DHEA-S","Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate","DHEAS","DHEA SO4","DHEA-S, Serum","DHEA sulphate","Sulfato de DHEA","DHEA Sulfate, Serum","DHEAS, Serum","Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Serum","Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, S","Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate"],"abbreviations":["DHEA-S","DHEAS","DHEA-SO4"],"loinc":[{"code":"2191-5","primary":true},{"code":"14688-6","primary":false},{"code":"107494-7","primary":false}],"specimen":"serum-or-plasma","units":[{"ucum":"ug/dL","display":"µg/dL"},{"ucum":"umol/L","display":"µmol/L"}],"referenceRanges":[{"population":"Men, 20–24","low":164.3,"high":530.5,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). DHEA-S assays aren't standardized, so labs differ: for men aged 20–24, ARUP lists 211–492 and Mayo (Beckman Access, ages 18–30) lists 105–728 µg/dL.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"},{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Serum (ARUP test 0070040)","url":"https://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/0070040","publisher":"ARUP Laboratories"},{"title":"DHES1: Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Serum","url":"https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/overview/113594","publisher":"Mayo Clinic Laboratories"}]},{"population":"Women, 20–24","low":110,"high":431.7,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). DHEA-S assays aren't standardized, so labs differ: for women aged 20–24, ARUP lists 148–407 and Mayo (Beckman Access, ages 18–30) lists 83–377 µg/dL.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"},{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Serum (ARUP test 0070040)","url":"https://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/0070040","publisher":"ARUP Laboratories"},{"title":"DHES1: Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Serum","url":"https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/overview/113594","publisher":"Mayo Clinic Laboratories"}]},{"population":"Men, 25–34","low":138.5,"high":475.2,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). Other labs' intervals differ, so use the range on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"}]},{"population":"Women, 25–34","low":84.8,"high":378,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). Other labs' intervals differ, so use the range on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"}]},{"population":"Men, 35–44","low":102.6,"high":416.3,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). Other labs' intervals differ, so use the range on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"}]},{"population":"Women, 35–44","low":57.3,"high":279.2,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). Other labs' intervals differ, so use the range on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"}]},{"population":"Men, 45–54","low":71.6,"high":375.4,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). Other labs' intervals differ, so use the range on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"}]},{"population":"Women, 45–54","low":41.2,"high":243.7,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). Other labs' intervals differ, so use the range on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"}]},{"population":"Men, 55–64","low":48.9,"high":344.2,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). Other labs' intervals differ, so use the range on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"}]},{"population":"Women, 55–64","low":29.4,"high":220.5,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). Other labs' intervals differ, so use the range on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"}]},{"population":"Men, 65–74","low":30.9,"high":295.6,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). Other labs' intervals differ, so use the range on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"}]},{"population":"Women, 65–74","low":20.4,"high":186.6,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). Other labs' intervals differ, so use the range on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"}]},{"population":"Men, 75+","low":20.8,"high":226.4,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). Other labs' intervals differ, so use the range on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"}]},{"population":"Women, 75+","low":13.9,"high":142.8,"unit":"ug/dL","unitDisplay":"µg/dL","note":"Labcorp interval (Roche cobas immunoassay). Other labs' intervals differ, so use the range on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate (test 004020)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/004020/dehydroepiandrosterone-dhea-sulfate","publisher":"Labcorp"}]}],"review":{"status":"ai-verified","label":"AI-verified against cited sources. Awaiting expert review","lastReviewed":"2026-10-03"},"summary":"A hormone made by your adrenal glands that your body uses to make sex hormones. It peaks in your twenties and falls with age, so ranges depend on age and sex.","url":"https://bloodtesttracker.com/markers/dhea-s","notice":"Information, not medical advice. Ranges differ between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against."}