Table 1.

Results of blood tests pre- and post-surgery with laboratory reference values

Biochemical test	Normal reference range	Pre-surgery December 2011	Post-surgery May 2013	August 2014
17-OH-progesterone	<13 nmol/l	>152	>152	124
Testosterone	10–38 nmol/l	50.4	10.8	3.9
Corticotrophin (ACTH)	0–50 ng/l	139	–	–
Dehydroepiandrosterone	1.6–11 μmol/l	12	–	3.6
Androstenedione	1.4–9.1 nmol/l	–	–	21.0
Follicle-stimulating hormone	1–14 U/l	<1	–	3
Luteinizing hormone	1–9 U/l	<1	–	2
Prostate-specific antigen	<2.5 μg/l	0.27	–	0.76
0-min cortisol (pre-Synacthen)	–	327	–	–
30-min cortisol (post-Synacthen)	>550 nmol/l	354	–	–
Cortisol 2-h after morning hydrocortisone (10 mg)	–	–	–	734
Sodium	133–146 mmol/l	144	140	141
Potassium	3.5–5.3 mmol/l	4.2	4.3	4.5

–, Indicates test was not done.