Talk:Testosterone: Difference between revisions – Wikipedia

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Physiology, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Physiology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PhysiologyWikipedia:WikiProject PhysiologyTemplate:WikiProject PhysiologyPhysiology Mid This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the importance scale. This article has not yet been associated with a particular area. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Women’s Health, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of women’s health on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Women’s HealthWikipedia:WikiProject Women’s HealthTemplate:WikiProject Women’s Healthwomen’s health Mid This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the importance scale.

Section Biochemistry: Levels gives typical levels only in units of ng/dL. In most countries afaik the commonest unit is nmol/dL (nanomoles/deciLitre) or similar; a typical lab report I have seen from Canada has only nmol/dL and does not give a conversion factor. The equivalent ranges should be included here, as is common in other WP medical articles. Note that because nmol/dL is a parametric unit there is no general conversion (like metres to feet), so each article/substance requires explicit conversion. D Anthony Patriarche (talk) 02:38, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

my recent test result from my GP in the UK is also in nmol/L 46.33.143.125 (talk) 10:09, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article claims: “While a significant portion of testosterone is bound to SHBG, a small fraction of testosterone (1%-2%) is bound to albumin.” When translating the source “Testosteron Liber” for this claim, it is clear that the low percentage pertains to free testosterone, not albumin bound. The translation ” Normally, approximately 60% of circulating testosterone is bound with high affinity to sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG). The remaining amount, with the exception of a percentage of 1-2% (the free fraction), is weakly bound to albumin” Other sources like https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6371759/ confirm this: “Testosterone is 97.0–99.5% bound to SA[Serum albumin] or sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG). In humans, 53–55% of testosterone is bound to SASerum albumin, 43–45% is bound to SHBG, and the remaining fraction is free in the bloodstream.” BartYgor (talk) 12:37, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In this paragraph:

Excessive levels of testosterone in men may be associated with hyperandrogenism, higher risk of heart failure, increased mortality in men with prostate cancer, and male pattern baldness.

Dihydrotestosterone(DHT) cause male patern baldness, not testosteron directly. 185.156.38.104 (talk) 12:30, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My edits do not mean that I endorse the recent edits, just that I want to clarify the cited sources. tgeorgescu (talk) 02:42, 14 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]