Testosterone Panel (Men's Hormone)

The 13 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

• Testosterone, Bioavailable

  The part of your testosterone that isn't tightly bound to SHBG, so it is free or loosely held by albumin. It is ordered less often than total testosterone.

  Men, 18+

  131–682 ng/dL

  Women, 18–30

  2.2–20.6 ng/dL

  Women, 31–40

  4.1–25.5 ng/dL

  Women, 41–51

  2.8–16.5 ng/dL

• 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

• Albumin

  The main protein in blood plasma. Made by the liver, it keeps fluid inside your blood vessels and carries many substances.

  Adults

  3.5–5 g/dL

• Estradiol (E2)

  The main estrogen in women of childbearing age. It rises and falls through the menstrual cycle and drops after menopause.

  Men, 18+

  7.6–42.6 pg/mL

• 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

• 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

• PSA, Total (Prostate-Specific Antigen)

  A protein made by the prostate gland. Blood levels rise with age, prostate enlargement, inflammation and sometimes prostate cancer.

  Men

  0–4 ng/mL

  Men, 40–49

  0–2.5 ng/mL

  Men, 50–59

  0–3.5 ng/mL

  Men, 60–69

  0–4.5 ng/mL

• Hematocrit

  The share of your blood made up of red blood cells, shown as a percent. It usually moves together with hemoglobin.

  Men, 13+

  37.5–51 %

  Women, 13+

  34–46.6 %

• Hemoglobin

  The oxygen-carrying protein in your red blood cells. It is the main number used to check for anemia.

  Men, 16+

  13–17.7 g/dL

  Women, 16+

  11.1–15.9 g/dL