Accurate Measurement and Harmonized Reference Ranges for Total and Free Testosterone Levels
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Ravi Jasuja1, Karol M Pencina1, Liming Peng1
1Research Program in Men's Health: Aging and Metabolism, Boston Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Abstract:
Diagnosing testosterone deficiency requires accurate and precise measurement of total testosterone levels by an accurate method, such as liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in a laboratory certified by an accuracy-based program (eg, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Hormone Standardization (HoST) Program), and, if needed, free testosterone level. Free testosterone level should ideally be measured by equilibrium dialysis method. Testosterone levels should be measured in 2 or more fasting samples obtained in the morning. Harmonized reference ranges for total testosterone can be applied to laboratories that certified by the HoST Program.
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