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I think this statement from Defy kind of sums it up:


What are Normal Testosterone Ranges?

LabCorp defines the normal range for Testosterone in men as: 264 ng/dL to 916 ng/dL.


Does that mean if you have a Testosterone level of 265 ng/dL, you’re in the “normal” range and can’t experience low Testosterone symptoms?


Not exactly. There are a few issues with defined ranges like this.


For one, that range is very wide, and a man who has a level of 265 ng/dL will likely not have the same experience as a man with a level of 800 ng/dL. Yet they would both be considered normal if we only use this Testosterone scale for diagnosis. In addition, every man’s optimal range is unique to him and can depend on many physiological factors.


If you only look at lab-work and a predefined normal Testosterone range, you’re missing half of the story.


That’s why it’s important to incorporate symptomology into diagnosis.


Assessing symptoms helps providers understand how Testosterone levels are actually affecting the patient, which can identify whether there’s a Testosterone deficiency – even if the patient would be considered “normal” based on this range.


There’s also a difference between “normal” and “optimal.” At Defy Medical, we want to keep you in a healthy, normal range, but we also want you to be at an optimal range for your body, which might be higher than what a primary care or non-specialty doctor would have you reach.


Based on treating roughly 15,000 patients, we’ve found that the average optimal range for men is around 800 ng/dL – 950ng/dl. However, this isn’t a hard and fast rule, and it depends how the patient is responding to Testosterone replacement therapy.


That’s why we don’t offer cookie-cutter programs – because each patient has specific needs and unique optimal ranges.


Seems that is a typical issue here where treating the numbers is more important than treating the symptoms. Optimal should be at the point in which you no longer experience symptoms and that is, as in most things with the human body, very independent.


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