Causes of high serum testosterone in women

Under normal circumstances, the serum testosterone level in women is fixed within a range, but sometimes a physical examination finds that this indicator is too high. Of course, once the indicator is abnormal, it means that there is a problem in some part of our body, so women must pay attention to their physical examinations. Next, we will introduce in detail some common reasons for high serum testosterone in women.

Under normal circumstances, the testosterone level in women's serum is stable within a certain range. If it exceeds the normal value, it means that there are some abnormal symptoms. Female friends are best to go to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible.

The second factor of high testosterone is the decrease of testosterone and estradiol binding globulin, which increases the free testosterone and is one of the reasons for high testosterone in women.

The third factor of high testosterone is excessive secretion from the ovaries or adrenal cortex.

Testosterone is mainly secreted by the adrenal glands. Generally, too little testosterone has no clinical significance, but it still has positive significance for women. If it is lacking or too little, the following clinical symptoms will appear: hair, especially pubic hair, armpit hair is less, or easy to fall off; muscle weakness; lack of or low libido, etc. If you do not have the above symptoms, it may be just a physiological condition. Everyone is different. You don't need to be too nervous. You just need to observe and pay attention to adjusting your life and psychology. There is no need to take medicine. If you have the above symptoms, you may need to fully check all aspects of the endocrine system, including the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, ovaries, adrenal glands, etc. These can be checked by CT, MRI or B-ultrasound, and then consider the next treatment measures based on the results of the examination.

The above content is an introduction to the common causes of high serum testosterone in women. Of course, abnormal indicators do not necessarily mean that there is a problem with the body. Many times, physical examination indicators are only temporarily high and will recover after a period of time. Therefore, it is best for everyone to go to the hospital for formal examinations so that treatment can be carried out at the earliest.