Hi,
I'm turning 29 this month and for endless years now I've had problems of really low energy and exhaustion and recently my sex drive has been lower than it ever was. My progress at the gym is terrible and I struggle to make any gains at all. All of these symptoms combined lead a friend to suggest checking my test levels. I pestered and badgered my doctor into running some bloodwork and the results were:
Test Name Result Abnormal Reference Range
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TSH 1.98 0.40-4.50 mIU/L
Test Name Result Abnormal Reference Range
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TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL 283 250-1100 ng/dL
TESTOSTERONE, FREE PERCENT 1.89 1.50-2.20 %
FREE TESTOSTERONE 53.5 35.0-155.0 pg/mL
Because of the 'reference ranges' my doctor was unwilling to do anything further and maintains that 283 is totally fine for a 29 year old male who works out 4 times a week and is otherwise in perfect health.
From all my research it really does seem low for my age, I struggled to find out how realistic the reference range for free testosterone is. If you were 29 and got these results, would you insist on a referral to a specialist to discuss it further.