Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate

General

Synonym/Acronym:
DHEAS.

Rationale
To assist in identifying the cause of infertility, amenorrhea, or hirsutism.

Patient Preparation
There are no food, fluid, activity, or medication restrictions unless by medical direction.

Normal Findings
Method: Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA).

AgeMale Conventional Units mcg/dLMale SI Units micromol/L (Conventional Units × 0.027)Female Conventional Units mcg/dLFemale SI Units micromol/L (Conventional Units × 0.027)
Newborn108–6072.9–16.4108–6072.9–16.4
7–30 d32–4310.9–11.632–4310.9–11.6
1–5 mo3–1240.1–3.33–1240.1–3.3
6–35 mo0–300–0.80–300–0.8
3–6 yr0–500–1.40–500–1.4
7–9 yr5–1150.1–3.15–940.1–2.5
10–14 yr22–3320.6–922–2550.6–6.9
15–19 yr88–4832.4–1363–3731.7–10
20–29 yr280–6407.6–17.365–3801.8–10.3
30–39 yr120–5203.2–1445–2701.2–7.3
40–49 yr95–5302.6–14.332–2400.9–6.5
50–59 yr70–3101.9–8.426–2000.7–5.4
60–69 yr42–2901.1–7.813–1300.4–3.5
70 yr and older28–1750.8–4.710–900.3–2.4

Critical Findings and Potential Interventions
N/A

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