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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gene Devine" data-source="post: 5273" data-attributes="member: 4">In my humble opinion, while you are "within range" of your labs you are lower quartile for both Total and Free Testosterone and probably a big reason why you feel like you do...classic age related androgen deficiency.  You may need to find a Doctor who will treat your symptoms and how you feel because the Doctor you have now is not going to be of any help to you.  Look for any medical Doctor in your area that specializes in anti aging medicine and you will most likely get the right and proper care. Here's something I wrote some time ago about lab reference ranges:“In Range” Does Not Mean “Normal” One of the biggest and more frustrating problems you're likely to face is the problem of most Doctors believing that any blood test value that is "in range" is "normal" and therefore “fine”. I wish it was that simple and that goes for most if not all lab ranges.Let's take a look at Testosterone values. The Total Testosterone reference range for Quest is 250-1100 ng/dL. But those values were formulated simply by looking at the values of everyone else who has a blood test for Testosterone&#8230;let me say that again: “everyone else.”What's normal for a young guy is to be in the higher end of the reference range. What's normal for an older guy is to be in the lower end of the range&#8230;just normal biological processes.So, while low Testosterone might be "normal" from a lab reference range perspective that doesn't mean it's good or healthy for that matter! I may be an older guy, but why should I be happy with lower Testosterone and elevated Estradiol levels simply because “it's in normal range for my age”?All men of all ages should be in the higher end of the Testosterone reference range if they want to feel good, look good and perform athletically and sexually as men and grow old healthy!The same holds true for Estradiol levels. The Access Medical Labs reference range for Estradiol Sensitive is 7.6-42.6 pg/ml but "normal" young men are at the low end of that reference range and that's where we all want to be as well.Trust me, if your Testosterone serum levels is 250 ng/dl and your Estradiol is 52 pg/ml, you may be "in range" for both values, but you aren't going to feel good or have anywhere near the athletic and sexual performance that you would have if your Testosterone level was 800 ng/dl and your Estradiol level was 25 pg/ml.</blockquote>

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