Testosterone Levels - What do these mean?

[birosypalm (imported)]

Here are my testosterone levels:

Testosterone - Total = 233 ng/dL

Testosterone - % Free Testosterone = 1.91%

Testosterone - Free = 44.5 pg/ml

Can you please help me understand what these mean and how will they help me decide what to do. I really appreciate all of your comments. Hal

[randy (imported)]

Here are my testosterone levels:

Testosterone - Total = 233 ng/dL

Testosterone - % Free Testosterone = 1.91%

Testosterone - Free = 44.5 pg/ml

Can you please help me understand what these mean and how will they help me decide what to do. I really appreciate all of your comments. Hal

Some might say differently but 300-1000 ng/dL is the normal range for a male. If you explained your desires for the future, we could better help you decide where to go from here.

Why did you have your testosterone levels checked ?

[Testman (imported)]

The real normal range is 750-1200ng/dl of blood. So your level is low. The free testosterone is what has not been bound by protein. It's more potent than the bound is. Generally, it seems most physicians ignore the free reading and only go on the total.

[Riverwind (imported)]

When I was first checked I had been on Androcur for about 4 months, my level was 30. two months after castration it did not register at all.

River

[birosypalm (imported)]

Thank you those who replied to my post.

Can you tell me what effects the low testosterone levels are producing? For some reason, I can't explain why, I find the ideas of castration and penis removal very exciting. I've often wondered over the years what I'd be like without any penis or testacles - absolutely nothing at all.

I first became in this (I think) when I first read about Christine Jeorgensen, who, as you know, had a sex change operation when I was very young.

Sharing your experiences and thoughts with me would be so much appreciated and maybe help me to understand what and whom I am - really.

Thank you.

Hal

[raymar2020 (imported)]

Testosterone levels decrease in most men as they age. Truthfully , even at 60 your level is low. I carry a very low level and always have, but then i always had testicular issues. My system is used to that low level, as it has never known anything else.

Your T level likely has very little to do with your thoughts regarding emasulation or castration, they are rooted in some other thought process.

Trying to understand desires or fantasies , is a whole divison of therapy. Your thoughts may be motivated somewhat by the knowledge you have acquired in life, or from childhood experiences.

As for you T levels, you would be ahead to get them boosted a bit , if you are not in an issue for prostate problems. Don't go wild, and try for a 1200 count, but getting to 350-400 would be healthier for you, especially if you are sexually active.

Ray

[cordonone (imported)]

Here are my testosterone levels:

Testosterone - Total = 233 ng/dL

Testosterone - % Free Testosterone = 1.91%

Testosterone - Free = 44.5 pg/ml

Can you please help me understand what these mean and how will they help me decide what to do. I really appreciate all of your comments. Hal

As others have pointed out, your Total level is below the normal range. The normal range is defined differently, often depending on the lab doing the test. The typical range for a younger guy is from around 300 ng/dl to around 1,100; for someone over 60, its 300 or so to 750 or so. Your Free Testosterone, which many think is more important to look at, is at the low end of normal, which typically begins around 40.0pg/ml.

The most important thing is how you feel. Some men are comfortable at the lower end of "normal," others feel best at the higher end. Your non-testicular endocrine glands produce testosterone as well, usually 30--50 ng/dl.

[Hash (imported)]

Low testosterone causes most males to feel somewhat weaker, more lethargic, tired, difficulty with erections, and estrogen increases, which I suspect has happened to you. You might have already experienced some breast growth, I did when my testosterone got around 225. I think the estrogen might be causing you to have increased desires for castration & penectomy. Some will disagree with me about this, but I've been around a while and the evidence shows that high estrogen levels can cause men to turn against their own sex and desire female anatomy. I think you're have these desires to remove your genitals for that specific reason.

[ukeunuch (imported)]

Its not just the lab that takes the test, or the age of the patient, but also the country. I if I took a testosterone test and they took two vials, sent one to America and the other was done in England the tests would have differnt results.

The scale used in the Uk was based on men in the north east in the 1960's

1) Its 40 years out of date.

2) The results differ from which part of the country you are.

3) There were no hormones in our recycled water that we have today.

4) How can you decide when formulating a scale that every man tested is 'normal' whatever that is? Then relate a mean average to age.:-\

[birosypalm (imported)]

I see what you are saying. Had not considered it, so, thank you very much for your input.

Hal