25-03-2015, 03:15 AM
The question we should be asking is how much......
As in how much Testosterone (DHT) do I need to overcome daily, or how much estradiol besides my .3 mg I produce daily is needed.
Here's what I mean--
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_rang...lood_tests
This is very interesting:
Normal Hormone Proportions
http://georgiahormones.com/pdf/Brochure_...rtions.pdf
As in how much Testosterone (DHT) do I need to overcome daily, or how much estradiol besides my .3 mg I produce daily is needed.
Here's what I mean--
(17-07-2014, 05:36 PM)Lotus Wrote: According to the National Institutes of Health, the normal range of testosterone is 30 to 95 nanograms per deciliter (ng/dL) for women and 300 to 1,200 ng/dL for men, but individual laboratories might have a slightly different range that they consider normal. Also keep in mind that the levels vary with age. In women, the level of testosterone in the blood is lowest during puberty and adolescence, and is highest in pre- and post-menopausal women. For men, the levels increase during puberty and stay steady for much of their young adult life. They then slowly begin to decline during middle and older age.the most complete list here:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/239396...r-a-woman/
Men and women produce exactly the same hormones, but in different amounts: as a rule, men produce 20 times more testosterone than women, while women produce more estrogen and progesterone. As with most things in nature, this "norm" can become imbalanced, and some women may have higher levels of testosterone, causing a unique set of symptoms.
Daily averages-
Endogenous avg. produced daily (males)
MEN
-Hormone ( FSH): 2 - 18 mIU/ml
-Testosterone 3mg to 10mg (daily)
-Prolactin 7 - 18 ng/ml
-FT-Free T is about 2% (this is the functional T)
-BT-Bound T or 98%
-Albumin 38% (bloodstream)
-SHBG is 60% (sex-hormone-binding-globulin)
-DHT approximately 7% of T is reduced by 5 ar
-Estradiol approximately 0.3% of testosterone is converted into E2 by aromatase (CYP19A1) of that 0.3%, 20% is directly produced by the testes. Roughly 60% of circulating estradiol is derived from direct testicular secretion or from conversion of testicular androgens. The remaining fraction is derived from peripheral conversion of adrenal androgens. The serum levels of estradiol in males (14 - 55 pg/mL) are roughly comparable to those of postmenopausal women (< 35 pg/mL).
Endogenous avg. produced daily (females)
WOMEN
-Testosterone 0.05 mg (produced daily)
-FT-Free T normal calculated free testosterone is 0.4 – 0.8 ng/dl (or 40 – 80 pg/dl).
-Albumin 34% bloodstream)
-SHBG is 66% (sex-hormone-binding-globulin)
-Estradiol 70 to 500 mg of estradiol daily, (depending on the phase of the menstrual cycle. This is converted primarily to estrone, which circulates in roughly equal proportion to estradiol, and to small amounts of estriol.)
-Estradiol in postmenopausal women (< 35 pg/mL).
-Progesterone levels tend to be < 2 ng/ml prior to ovulation, and > 5 ng/ml after ovulation. If pregnancy occurs, human chorionic gonadotropin is released maintaining the corpus leuteum allowing it to maintain levels of progesterone.
Avg tests
Hormone Follicular Day of LH Surge Mid-luteal
-Follicle Stimulating (FSH) < 10 mIU/ml > 15 mIU/ml -
-Luteinizing Hormone-(LH) < 7 mIU/ml > 15 mIU/ml -
-Prolactin < 25 ng/ml
-Thyroid Stimulating Hormone 0.4 - 3.8 uIU/ml (TSH)
-Estradiol ( E2) < 50 pg/ml ( Day 3) > 100 pg/ml
-Progesterone < 1.5 ng/ml > 15 ng/ml
Reference Values
Free Estradiol, Percent
Reference Ranges (%)
Adult Males 1.7 - 5.4
Adult Females 1.6 - 3.6
Free Estradiol, Serum
Reference Ranges (pg/mL)
Adult Males 0.2 - 1.5
Adult Females 0.6 - 7.1
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG), Serum
Reference Ranges
Adult Males 20 - 60
Adult Female
Premenopausal 40 - 120
Postmenopausal 28 - 112
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_rang...lood_tests
This is very interesting:
Normal Hormone Proportions
http://georgiahormones.com/pdf/Brochure_...rtions.pdf