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Units for levels
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)
- 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)
Wrong fraction for albumin bound testosterone
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)