Lab Corp Adjusts T Range

[steroid.com 1]

My Doc emailed me this morning letting me know that Lab Corp changed their Serum Testosterone reference interval for Adult Males.

It used to be: 193 - 740 ng/dl

It's now: 348 - 1197 ng/dl

Significant difference in both the bottom and top of the assay. This means more men will be diagnosed clinically low causing health insurance to kick in which is fantastic news for all of us!

It's interesting to see how they raised the top range. I always thought the 740 was low anyway. My Lab Co uses 1100 as their top and 340 for their bottom and my Lab Co specializes in hormone testing.

[OutLaw8.5]

THat's kick ass. Nice to see someone some place or something is open minded to the feel and Not the number! Or really looking into the newer averages

[Fred40]

Nice!

[warchild]

sweet

[boxingfan30]

is this nationwide i'm guessing? I'm pretty sure my doctors office uses Labcorp, but they said "normal" was from 280-800 ... not sure about the 280... it was 2 something... I think it was 280 though.

[brazey]

Just had mine done 9/7 and they were still using 193-740 for age 50+ and 249-836 for under 50. Glad it went up to more reasonable levels.

[warchild]

my test level were low 400 when i got on trt

[ecsaaron]

mine was 50 and 57 when I started. Had to hit it with a hammer to get it to swell up to use it

[kelkel]

Probably someone at Lab Corp who is a decision maker finally got hit with low T himself and had an epiphany! Better for us. I had bw done on 9/13 and they were still using 193-740ng/dl. Probably take a little bit for them to implement the change nationwide.

[bigboy67]

I just had my lab work done on the 23rd, so I will check to see if it is done by lab corp and what the range is when I get results

[warchild]

my doc uses ranges from 400-1200 roughly

[THINKBIG]

I'm dropping my insurance what a ****ing ponzi scheme they should all be closed down. they don't pay for shit.

[zaggahamma]

interesting

thanks for the post g

[Titleesq]

That IS great news. When I first got tested a while back I was a little under 400 and was told I was fine. I didn't know the difference so just accepted that as fact. The new range could have saved me two years of my life, but I'm glad that others will now benefit.

[namvet]

whats the new range from labcorp,.. for a 62 yr old male....thanks

[bass]

thanks for the post GD! i will be doing blood work soon and will see if these changes haev taken affet in my area!

[HitIt]

good to know..my recent labcorp ranges (9/8/11) were serum: 249-836ng/dL and free: 6.8-21.5pg/mL for 40 year old male. i wonder if they will adjust the free range sometime.

[spywizard]

so long as insurance will cover it..

also, gh levels and thyroid???

its all a big issue really..

Funny how if a woman needs estrogen while and after going through menopause no one bats an eye... but if a man needs test to be normal everyone freaks and claims he's a juicer..

[APIs]

Yes this is good news. However, 90% of the medical community still doesnt know how to properly administer TRT. Doh...

[kelkel]

Just got some more BW back today. Note on it that effective 10/10/11 the T Serum range will be 348-1197 ng/dl as GD stated above.

[zaggahamma]

Just got some more BW back today. Note on it that effective 10/10/11 the T Serum range will be 348-1197 ng/dl as GD stated above.

...huh

[kelkel]

JP just saying that labcorp is even stating it now on their BW. that b all!

[zaggahamma]

JP just saying that labcorp is even stating it now on their BW. that b all!

k..sorry...was confused

[Termin8r27]

Good, actually nice to see them use real averages.

My father in law is on NO therapy and in his late 50's and his natural serum Test is 900-1000!