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<blockquote data-quote="tareload" data-source="post: 189376"><p>Mayo Reference Laboratory Range for free Testosterone by ED:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/83686[/URL]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Method Description <a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/javascript%3Avoid(0)" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/images/icons/new-info-icon.png" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/images/icons/new-info-icon.png" style="" /></a></strong></span></p><p></p><p>Total Testosterone:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Deuterated stable isotope (d3-testosterone) is added to a 0.2-mL serum sample as an internal standard. Protein is precipitated from the mixture by the addition of acetonitrile. The testosterone and internal standard are extracted from the resulting supernatant by an online extraction utilizing high-throughput liquid chromatography (HTLC). This is followed by conventional liquid chromatography and analysis on a tandem mass spectrometer equipped with a heated nebulizer ion source.</strong>(Wang C, Catlin DH, Demers LM, et al: Measurement of total testosterone in adult men: comparison of current laboratory methods versus liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004;89:534-543; Taieb J, Mathian B, Millot F, et al: Testosterone measured by 10 immunoassays and by isotope-dilution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in sera from 116 men, women, and children. Clin Chem. 2003;49:1381-1395)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Free Testosterone:</p><p> </p><p><strong>This method is based on equilibrium dialysis in which free-labeled testosterone is allowed to pass through a semipermeable membrane, whereas testosterone bound to the sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) remains inside the dialysis tubing. After dialysis, radioactivity is measured both inside and outside the tubing; the free testosterone results are expressed as a percentage of total testosterone. The resulting percentage is multiplied by the total testosterone concentration obtained by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and an absolute free testosterone value is obtained</strong>.(Vermeulen A, Stoica T, Verdonck L: The apparent free testosterone concentration, an index of androgenicity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1971;33:759-767; Bammann BL, Coulam C, Jiang NS: Total and free testosterone during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1980;137:293-298)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bioavailable Testosterone:</p><p> </p><p>The method is based on the differential precipitation of SHBG by ammonium sulfate following equilibration of the serum specimen and tracer amounts of tritium-labeled testosterone. The results are expressed as the percent of testosterone free or albumin bound (not precipitated with SHBG) compared to an albumin standard. The product of this percentage and the total testosterone measurement is the total bioavailable testosterone.(Wheeler MJ: The determination of bioavailable testosterone. Ann Clin Biochem. 1995;32:345-357)</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Reference Values <a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/javascript%3Avoid(0)" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/images/icons/new-info-icon.png" class="bbImage" alt="" data-url="https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/images/icons/new-info-icon.png" style="" /></a></strong></span></p><p></p><p>TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL</p><p> </p><p>Males</p><p> </p><p>0-5 months: 75-400 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>6 months-9 years: <7-20 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>10-11 years: <7-130 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>12-13 years: <7-800 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>14 years: <7-1,200 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>15-16 years: 100-1,200 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>17-18 years: 300-1,200 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>> or =19 years: 240-950 ng/Dl</p><p> </p><p>Tanner Stages*</p><p> </p><p>I (prepubertal): <7-20</p><p> </p><p>II: 8-66</p><p> </p><p>III: 26-800</p><p> </p><p>IV: 85-1,200</p><p> </p><p>V (young adult): 300-950</p><p></p><p>TESTOSTERONE, FREE</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Males (adult):</p><p> </p><p>20-<25 years: 5.25-20.7 ng/dL</p><p></p><p>25-<30 years: 5.05-19.8 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>30-<35 years: 4.85-19.0 ng/dL</p><p></p><p>35-<40 years: 4.65-18.1 ng/dL</p><p></p><p>40-<45 years: 4.46-17.1 ng/dL</p><p></p><p>45-<50 years: 4.26-16.4 ng/dL</p><p></p><p>50-<55 years: 4.06-15.6 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>55-<60 years: 3.87-14.7 ng/dL</p><p></p><p>60-<65 years: 3.67-13.9 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>65-<70 years: 3.47-13.0 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>70-<75 years: 3.28-12.2 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>75-<80 years: 3.08-11.3 ng/dL</p><p></p><p>80-<85 years: 2.88-10.5 ng/dL</p><p></p><p>85-<90 years: 2.69-9.61 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>90-<95 years: 2.49-8.76 ng/dL</p><p> </p><p>95-100+ years: 2.29-7.91 ng/dL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tareload, post: 189376"] Mayo Reference Laboratory Range for free Testosterone by ED: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/83686[/URL] [SIZE=22px][B]Method Description [URL='https://www.excelmale.com/forum/javascript%3Avoid(0)'][IMG]https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/images/icons/new-info-icon.png[/IMG][/URL][/B][/SIZE] Total Testosterone: [B]Deuterated stable isotope (d3-testosterone) is added to a 0.2-mL serum sample as an internal standard. Protein is precipitated from the mixture by the addition of acetonitrile. The testosterone and internal standard are extracted from the resulting supernatant by an online extraction utilizing high-throughput liquid chromatography (HTLC). This is followed by conventional liquid chromatography and analysis on a tandem mass spectrometer equipped with a heated nebulizer ion source.[/B](Wang C, Catlin DH, Demers LM, et al: Measurement of total testosterone in adult men: comparison of current laboratory methods versus liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004;89:534-543; Taieb J, Mathian B, Millot F, et al: Testosterone measured by 10 immunoassays and by isotope-dilution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in sera from 116 men, women, and children. Clin Chem. 2003;49:1381-1395) Free Testosterone: [B]This method is based on equilibrium dialysis in which free-labeled testosterone is allowed to pass through a semipermeable membrane, whereas testosterone bound to the sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) remains inside the dialysis tubing. After dialysis, radioactivity is measured both inside and outside the tubing; the free testosterone results are expressed as a percentage of total testosterone. The resulting percentage is multiplied by the total testosterone concentration obtained by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and an absolute free testosterone value is obtained[/B].(Vermeulen A, Stoica T, Verdonck L: The apparent free testosterone concentration, an index of androgenicity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1971;33:759-767; Bammann BL, Coulam C, Jiang NS: Total and free testosterone during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1980;137:293-298) Bioavailable Testosterone: The method is based on the differential precipitation of SHBG by ammonium sulfate following equilibration of the serum specimen and tracer amounts of tritium-labeled testosterone. The results are expressed as the percent of testosterone free or albumin bound (not precipitated with SHBG) compared to an albumin standard. The product of this percentage and the total testosterone measurement is the total bioavailable testosterone.(Wheeler MJ: The determination of bioavailable testosterone. Ann Clin Biochem. 1995;32:345-357) [SIZE=22px][B]Reference Values [URL='https://www.excelmale.com/forum/javascript%3Avoid(0)'][IMG]https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/images/icons/new-info-icon.png[/IMG][/URL][/B][/SIZE] TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL Males 0-5 months: 75-400 ng/dL 6 months-9 years: <7-20 ng/dL 10-11 years: <7-130 ng/dL 12-13 years: <7-800 ng/dL 14 years: <7-1,200 ng/dL 15-16 years: 100-1,200 ng/dL 17-18 years: 300-1,200 ng/dL > or =19 years: 240-950 ng/Dl Tanner Stages* I (prepubertal): <7-20 II: 8-66 III: 26-800 IV: 85-1,200 V (young adult): 300-950 TESTOSTERONE, FREE Males (adult): 20-<25 years: 5.25-20.7 ng/dL 25-<30 years: 5.05-19.8 ng/dL 30-<35 years: 4.85-19.0 ng/dL 35-<40 years: 4.65-18.1 ng/dL 40-<45 years: 4.46-17.1 ng/dL 45-<50 years: 4.26-16.4 ng/dL 50-<55 years: 4.06-15.6 ng/dL 55-<60 years: 3.87-14.7 ng/dL 60-<65 years: 3.67-13.9 ng/dL 65-<70 years: 3.47-13.0 ng/dL 70-<75 years: 3.28-12.2 ng/dL 75-<80 years: 3.08-11.3 ng/dL 80-<85 years: 2.88-10.5 ng/dL 85-<90 years: 2.69-9.61 ng/dL 90-<95 years: 2.49-8.76 ng/dL 95-100+ years: 2.29-7.91 ng/dL [/QUOTE]
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