High Female Testosterone Level: Overview
Testosterone is an androgen steroid hormone that is usually linked to male sexuality. It stimulates the growth of normal male sexual organs, leads to deepening of the male voice, stimulates facial and pubic hair growth, and is essential in the sexual behavior of men. Testosterone is made not only in the testes of men but also in the ovaries of women and in the adrenal glands of both men and women.
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Signs and Symptoms
Abnormally high testosterone levels in women can lead to a variety of symptoms. Most often, women with high testosterone levels develop male pattern hair growth (hirsutism), especially on their faces and chests. More rarely and over time, some women may experience virilization, which is increased muscle mass, redistribution of body fat, enlargement of the clitoris, deepening of the voice, male pattern baldness, acne, and/or increased perspiration. It is important to note that some women develop hirsutism without having a high testosterone level.
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High Female Testosterone:Signs, symptoms & indicators of High Female Testosterone Level:
Lab Values - Hormones
Counter-indicators
Symptoms - Hair
Symptoms - Mind - General
Being a motivated person or being highly motivated
Excess secretion of testosterone (a hormone associated with male aggressive behavior) is reported in Type A personality patients.
Counter-indicators
Being highly lethargic or being a lethargic person
Excess secretion of testosterone (a hormone associated with male aggressive behavior) is reported in Type A personality patients.
Symptoms - Skin - Conditions
Conditions that suggest High Female Testosterone Level:
Female-Specific
Skin-Hair-Nails
Tumors, Malignant
Breast Cancer
One study reported that women with the highest levels of testosterone were twice as likely to develop breast cancer as those with the lowest levels. [Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 17th April 2002]
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Risk factors for High Female Testosterone Level:
Female-Specific
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Increased testosterone levels in women are most often caused by polycystic ovaries.
Tumors, Malignant
Recommendations for High Female Testosterone Level:
Hormone
Estrogen Replacement
Low estrogens allow the circulating androgens and testosterone to be more freely available and thus stimulate cells more. Increasing the circulating estrogen in the blood by taking estrogens will increase the proteins that bind the androgens and help decrease the effects of all androgens, whether the levels are normal or excessive.
Not recommended
DIM / I3C
Aromatase inhibitors such as DIM, I3C, and Chrysin should be avoided, as they will enhance any preexisting androgen/estrogen dominance.
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Last updated: Oct 19, 2020