Re: Age adjusted Testosterone levels

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What is "polycythemia"? Thanks.

BG

Age adjusted Testosterone levels

What is "normal" testosterone level for a 47 year old man? I stopped my testosterone supplementation due to polycythemia almost a year ago, and now that I am being treated for polycythemia, I would like to consider resuming testosterone supplementation if I am hypogonadic. I know that testosterone levels vary with age, but the normal range reported by my laboratory doesn't give age adjusted ranges. My serum testosterone is 468 ng/dL, with a range of 241-827 considered normal by my lab. My free testosterone (direct) is 7.2 pg/mL, with a normal range reported of 6.8-21.5.

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My lab report from Unilab/Quest Diagnostics shows the following:

Total Testosterone Reference Range (Male >40 years) 240-1000 ng/dL

Free Testosterone Reference Range (Male 20-49 years) 9.5-43.0 pg/mL

These ranges seem to change from time to time and don't seem to be consistent from lab to lab.

I went to a seminar by Dr. Kaiser, who insists that HIV+ men, for best health, should try to maintain their levels in the top 50% of the range, with supplementation if necessary.

Hope that helps.

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From: Rosenzweig Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 11:27 AMTo: pozhealthSubject: Age adjusted Testosterone levels

What is "normal" testosterone level for a 47 year old man? I stopped my testosterone supplementation due to polycythemia almost a year ago, and now that I am being treated for polycythemia, I would like to consider resuming testosterone supplementation if I am hypogonadic. I know that testosterone levels vary with age, but the normal range reported by my laboratory doesn't give age adjusted ranges. My serum testosterone is 468 ng/dL, with a range of 241-827 considered normal by my lab. My free testosterone (direct) is 7.2 pg/mL, with a normal range reported of 6.8-21.5.

Rosenzweig

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> What is " polycythemia " ? Thanks.

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> BG

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For the type of Polycythemia being referred to in this instance, many

Hematologists prefer to call it Erythrocytosis. It is an excess of

erythrocytes, or red blood cells. It generally means that your

hematocrit and/or hemoglobin is above normal ranges. Steroids,

including testosterone, are known to cause you to produce more red

blood cells.

Having this condition can increase your risk for thrombosis or stroke.

Glenn

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Thanks Glenn - I've had blips in my hematocrit levels - and use

testosterone. I'll keep an eye on it more closely now.

BG

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For the type of Polycythemia being referred to in this instance, many

Hematologists prefer to call it Erythrocytosis. It is an excess of

erythrocytes, or red blood cells. It generally means that your

hematocrit and/or hemoglobin is above normal ranges. Steroids,

including testosterone, are known to cause you to produce more red

blood cells.

Having this condition can increase your risk for thrombosis or stroke.

Glenn