From: Low-Dose Dexamethasone Therapy from Infancy of Virilizing Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Hormone | Normal prepubertal levels* | Infants with CAH | Fold increase | |
---|---|---|---|---|
17-OHP | (ng/dL) | 40 (3–100) | 780 238 | 20-fold |
(nmol/L) | 1.4 (0.09–3) | 23.4 7 | ||
Androstenedione | (ng/dL) | 25 (8–50) | 42 10 | 1.7-fold |
(nmol/L) | 1 (0.32–2) | 1.4 0.3 | ||
Testosterone | (ng/dL) | 5 (3–10) | 11.5 3 | 2.2-fold |
(nmol/L) | 0.17 (0.1–0.3) | 0.4 0.1 |