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Hormonal

Total testosterone levels remain relatively stable until approximately age 55 in healthy nonobese men, after which they decline rapidly, while free testosterone declines linearly from a younger age.

For healthy men, Total Testosterone stays stable until about 55. If you are younger, low Total T might not be 'just aging.' However, Free Testosterone starts dropping earlier, so symptoms may appear before Total T drops significantly.

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In our nonobese men, aged 25-100 yr, serum FT levels decreased approximately log linearly (1.2%/yr) with age. Total T levels, however, stayed relatively stable until age 55 yr and decreased afterward at a rate of 20.85%/yr.
A. Vermeulen et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1996

Why this rating

Large sample size (n=250) covering a wide age range (25-100 years).

Source

Influence of some biological indexes on sex hormone-binding globulin and androgen levels in aging or obese males.

A. Vermeulen et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1996

DOI 10.1210/jcem.81.5.8626841

cross_sectional · n=308Cited 442×
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