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Is testosterone level of 485 considered low?

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Published At December 7, 2018
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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

I am 33 years of age, 165 lbs. I have had anxiety, fatigue, gynecomastia, low libido, no morning hardness, and muscle loss. My lab results came back with my free testosterone level of 9.2 and testosterone level of 485, is this considered low T?

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I have reviewed your query and can well understand your worries. Normal levels of testosterone range from 300 to 1200 mg/dL and can vary a bit with different laboratories. Yours is not that low but is on lower side for sure. Keeping in view all the symptoms you described, low-T can be suspected if not otherwise ruled out.

Just for general knowledge, signs, and symptoms of low testosterone include a change in sleep patterns that may be insomnia or sleep pattern disturbances. Physical changes like increased body fat and reduced muscle mass or bulk. Sexual changes like reduced sexual desire, sexual dysfunction, or infertility. Emotional changes like decreased motivation, depression, lethargic. Worsening of sleep apnea if a patient already has it or if there are risk factors the patient will get sleep apnea possibly. Worsening of congestive heart failure in cardiac patients. Many of your symptoms overlap with low-T. You need further probing in this matter. Your treating physician would help you in this regard. Sometimes diabetes, infections, obesity or other factors may contribute to ending up with low-T. Your physician would rule them out for you.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Muhammad Majid Hanif
Dr. Muhammad Majid Hanif

Cardiology

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