Table 2.
Hormones age | FSH IU/L | LH IU/L | 17 OH-Preg nmol/L | 17 OH-Prog nmol/L | DHEA nmol/L | Andro nmol/L | Testo (total) nmol/L | Testo (free) nmol/L | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
~3 years | – | – | − | 0.15 | 0.69 | − | 0.1 | – | |
~4 years | – | – | − | − | <0.35 | <0.3 | <0.35 | – | |
5 10/12 years | 3.9 | <2.7 | − | − | 1.73 | <0.3 | <0.35 | – | |
6 7/12 years | 13.8 | <5 | − | − | 2.08 | <0.7 | <0.35 | – | |
7 6/12 years | 8.6 | <5 | − | − | − | − | <0.35 | – | |
8 years | 23 | <5 | − | − | − | − | <0.35 | – | |
8 9/12 years | 11.8 | 5.1 | − | − | − | − | <0.35 | <0.6 | |
10 4/12 years | 11.6 | <2 | − | − | − | − | <0.35 | <2 | |
12 6/12 years | 4.6 | <0.5 | − | − | <1.7 | <0.3 | <0.7 | <3 | |
hCG (IM) 4000 IU/dX5 days | D 0 | 33.2 | 1.8 | <0.16 | <0.3 | <1.5 | <0.3 | <0.7 | <1.0 |
D 3 | – | – | <0.16 | <0.3 | <1.5 | <0.3 | <0.7 | – | |
D 4 | – | – | <0.16 | <0.3 | <1.5 | <0.3 | <0.7 | – | |
D 6 | – | – | <0.16 | <0.3 | <1.5 | <0.3 | <0.7 | <2.1 |
T, total; F, free; D, day; –, not available. Normal values are indicated for different ages:
FSH: Prepubertal 0.26–3 IU/L, puberty Tanner II, III 0.6–10.9 IU/L.
LH: Prepubertal 0.02–0.3 IU/L, puberty Tanner II, III 0.2–5.0 IU/L.
17-OH pregnenolone: Puberty Tanner II, III 0.6–10.9 nmol/L.
17-OH progesterone: Prepubertal 0.09–2.7 nmol/L, puberty Tanner II, III 0.3–3.9 nmol/L.
DHEA: 2–5 years 0.38–2.52 nmol/L, 6–10 years 0.9–5.3 nmol/L, puberty Tanner II, III 0.87–10.5 nmol/L.
Androstenedione: 1–10 years 0.18–1.78 nmol/L, puberty Tanner II, III 0.6–2.87 nmol/L.
Testosterone (total): 3–10 years 0.07–0.66 nmol/L, puberty Tanner II, III 0.63–11.2 nmol/L.
Testosterone (free): Prepubertal 0.52–2.0 pmol/L, adult male 180–971 pmol/L.
Gonadal function of Patient A measured at different interval from age 3 to 13 years old.