Serum testosterone

• Male: 300 -1,200 ng/dL
• Female: 30 - 95 ng/dL

Note: ng/dL = nanograms per deciliter

Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

Increased production of testosterone:

• Androgen resistance
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Ovarian cancer
• Polycystic ovary disease
• Precocious puberty
• Testicular cancer

Decreased production of testosterone:

• Chronic illness
• Delayed puberty
• Hypopituitarism
• Prolactinoma
• Testicular failure

Images

Male reproductive anatomy

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Review Date: 01/21/2010
Reviewed By: Robert Cooper, MD, Endocrinology Specialist and Chief of Medicine, Holyoke Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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