Decision Layer
What to do with this topic
Use this page to decide whether androgen metabolism belongs near the top of your follow-up list or stays in the background.
What to validate first
Free testosterone, SHBG, DHEA-S
Why this topic matters
Androgen metabolism becomes more useful when it is tied to real markers instead of isolated variants.
How to use this page
Use the decision layer first, then move into genes, biomarkers, and related symptom pages only if the topic still looks relevant.
Why It Rises Or Falls
How this topic earns attention
What this topic can explain
Add a hormone-androgen pathway so testosterone handling and conversion are not collapsed into generic hormone language.
What usually moves it up the list
Androgen metabolism rises when SRD5A2 and the supporting genes point in a coherent direction, and when the follow-up markers are practical enough to check early.
What usually keeps it in the background
A topic stays lower when the signal depends too heavily on symptoms alone or when other pathways show stronger, more testable drivers.
Validation markers commonly worth checking
Free testosterone
SHBG
DHEA-S
Sample Report View
How Androgen metabolism appears in the sample report
SRD5A2 is the main reason androgen metabolism rises in the sample report. Additional context comes from HSD3B1, SHBG, CYP19A1.
High follow-up priority
Free testosterone
This topic belongs near the top of the follow-up list because the signal is concentrated and testable.