DHEA-Sulphate
Sample: Serum 0.5 mL
Status: Accredited
Schedule: Daily
Units: ng/mL
Range: (See table below)
Remarks: DHEA-S is primarily synthesized in the adrenal gland and in a smaler amount in the ovary. Useful in assessing women with infertility, amenorrhea or hirsutism (to identify the surce of excessive androgen).
| Age | Boys | Girls |
| | | |
| 1 - 3 | 60 - 210 | 60 - 790 |
| 4 - 6 | 50 - 1860 | 50 - 380 |
| 7 - 8 | 100 - 940 | 130 - 680 |
| 9 - 10 | 160 - 750 | 140 - 1600 |
| 11 | 200 - 1520 | 120 - 980 |
| 12 | 180 - 3440 | 280 - 1770 |
| 13 | 210 - 2430 | 230 - 1670 |
| 14 | 190 - 2860 | 320 - 3010 |
| 15 | 590 - 310 | 390 - 2880 |
| 16 | 470 - 3570 | 580 - 3540 |
| 17 | 1020 - 3410 | 970 - 3990 |
| 18 - 19 | 1080 -4410 | 1450 - 3950 |
