PCOS Panel

The 15 tests in this panel

What each one measures and the range labs usually print for adults. Ranges differ a little between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against.

• Testosterone, Total

  Counts all the testosterone in your blood, both free and protein-bound. Usual levels differ a lot by sex, age and the time of day of the draw.

  Men, 20+

  264–916 ng/dL

  Men, 18–19

  150–785 ng/dL

  Women, 18–59

  9–55 ng/dL

  Women, 60+

  5–32 ng/dL

• Testosterone, Free

  The small part of your testosterone that isn't attached to proteins. Results depend heavily on the lab method, so compare only with a range for the same method.

  Men, 18+

  47–244 pg/mL

  Women, 18–30

  0.8–7.4 pg/mL

  Women, 31–40

  1.3–9.2 pg/mL

  Women, 41–51

  1.1–5.8 pg/mL

• Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG)

  A protein made by your liver that carries testosterone and estradiol in your blood. It helps set how much of each hormone is free to act.

  Men, 20–49

  16.5–55.9 nmol/L

  Men, 50+

  19.3–76.4 nmol/L

  Men, 18–19

  17–56 nmol/L

  Women, 20–49

  24.6–122 nmol/L

• Free Androgen Index (FAI)

  A calculated estimate of how much testosterone is free to act, found by dividing total testosterone by SHBG.

• DHEA Sulfate (DHEA-S)

  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.

  Men, 20–24

  164.3–530.5 µg/dL

  Women, 20–24

  110–431.7 µg/dL

  Men, 25–34

  138.5–475.2 µg/dL

  Women, 25–34

  84.8–378 µg/dL

• Androstenedione

  A hormone made by the adrenal glands and by the ovaries or testes. The body turns it into testosterone and estrogen.

  Men, 18–40

  44–186 ng/dL

  Women, 18–40

  28–230 ng/dL

  Men, 41+

  40–150 ng/dL

  Women, 41+

  30–200 ng/dL

• 17-Hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP)

  A steroid hormone made by the adrenal glands and ovaries. Clinicians use it mainly to look into congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), an inherited enzyme condition.

  Men, 18+

  up to 220 ng/dL

  Women, 18+

  up to 207 ng/dL

• Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

  A pituitary hormone that triggers ovulation in women and tells the testes to make testosterone in men. It surges mid-cycle.

  Men, 18+

  1.7–8.6 mIU/mL

• Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

  A pituitary hormone that helps run the menstrual cycle in women and sperm production in men. It rises after menopause.

  Men, 18+

  1.5–12.4 mIU/mL

• Prolactin

  A pituitary hormone that helps the breasts make milk after birth. In people who aren't pregnant or breastfeeding, levels are normally low.

  Men, 10+

  2.1–17.7 ng/mL

  Women, 10+

  2.8–29.2 ng/mL

• TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone)

  A hormone from the pituitary gland that tells your thyroid how much hormone to make. It is the test most often ordered first to check your thyroid.

  11+

  0.45–4.5 mIU/L

• Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH)

  A hormone made by small growing follicles in the ovaries. It reflects how many are growing and is used as a clue to ovarian reserve.

  Women, 20–24

  1.2–12 ng/mL

  Women, 25–29

  0.89–9.9 ng/mL

  Women, 30–34

  0.58–8.1 ng/mL

  Women, 35–39

  0.15–7.5 ng/mL

• Insulin

  Insulin is the hormone that moves sugar from your blood into your cells. This test shows how much is in your blood, usually after fasting.

  Adults

  2.6–24.9 µIU/mL

• Glucose

  Glucose is the sugar in your blood and your body's main fuel. This test shows how much is there at the moment the sample is drawn.

  Adults

  70–99 mg/dL

• Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)

  A1c shows your average blood sugar over about the past 2 to 3 months, based on how much glucose is stuck to your hemoglobin.

  Adults

  4.8–5.6 %

Labs can include one more test in this panel that we haven’t written up yet.