Testosterone and DHEA Question

Joseph878 · September 5, 2015, 7:43pm

Hello,

Would it be unusual to have DHEA at the higher end of the range and Testosterone at the lower end of the range?

I was looking through some tests I took years ago when I was 33 years old.

Test NameÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ResultÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Reference range

DHEA SulfateÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 430 ug/dlÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 59-452

Total TestosteroneÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 311 ng/dlÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 260-1000

Free Testosterone
Testosterone,% FreeÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2.4 percentÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1.0-2.7

Testosterone freeÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 76.1 pg/mlÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 50-210Â

Sex Hormone Bind GlobÂ Â Â Â Â Â 14Â nmol/LÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7-50

Estradiol high sensit.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10 ng/lÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-30

IGF-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 172Â Â ng/mlÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 114-492Â Â

I believe my LH and FSH were at the low end of the normal range (like 1 out of a 1-10 range) but I don’t have those papers anymore.

I wondered why my total and free testosterone tend to stay in this range and was looking for a specific reason.

Could it be the DHEA is not converting to Testosterone efficiently enough?

Thanks,
Joseph

KSman · September 6, 2015, 3:37pm

DHEA → T inside the testes is regulated by LH. Low LH is the problem.

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