Testosterone Levels (recommended ranges discrepency).
I suffer all the symptoms of someone with Low Testosterone. The life has dropped out of me and I collect fat on my chest like nothing else. It's crazy. My father had this and he died relatively young. Fat on the chest (yes, man boobs) and fat around the waistline.
I eat a very healthy diet of vegetables, lean protein and good fats and no sugar.
Either way, I just keep gaining weight around the middle and chest.
I got some tests done in relation to Testosterone and here are the results.
Testosterone 15.8 recommended range.. nmol/L (8.0 - 30.0)
SHBG * 75 nmol/L recommended rang e(17 - 66)
Free Testost. 184 recommended range. pmol/L (170 - 500)
Here's the thing. I found a link to a website stating that the recommended range for males over 40 is (451 – 1213 pmol/L) ??? I'm in Australia, maybe our standards are different or plain wrong?
Sorry, I'm not allowed to post links.
Mine are only at 184 pmol/L ?
What is the right range and could this be why I have these symptoms?
If Australia's recommended range is wrong, why would they do that?