mdmom Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) Occasionally our LLMD (integrative doc) tests my son's testosterone. He is 15 and according to what I found on-line the upper limit for a boy his age is 763. His level was 1199. What does this mean? FWIW, he did show some aggression/anger last week. Nothing huge, just was a bit out of the ordinary. Edited June 10, 2013 by mdmom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomWithOCDSon Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 That he's 15? Sorry, couldn't resist! But don't mean to make light of your question. Looking forward to real, enlightened answers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmom Posted June 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 MomwithOCDson.... HA!! I needed a laugh. If you figure out what it means to be 15, I would love the answer. It's like having an alien living in the house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pchelle Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 I have a 15 year old alien too...but mine is female. I needed the laugh today too = ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomWithOCDSon Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 My alien is now 16.5, and while he has become more domesticated, I'm guessing his testosterone was at its height at about age 14. I am curious, though. Would it be unusual for these hormone "spikes" to occur during puberty? And are they long lasting, or very temporary? Did your doc not offer any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozimum Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Interesting article: "It's not just the Hormones" found here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2005/mar/03/1 My 19 year old told me recently that he's no longer a nasty, bitter teenager... nicklemama 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowingmom Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Lyme et al. is notorious for messing with hormones of all sorts. I would investigate further into whether or not this is normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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