High SHBG, not on TRT...what to do?

[Bigfootexpert]

Here is a Calculator you should figure out your Bioavailable Testosterone. Free & Bioavailable Testosterone calculator

And here is an article describing the importance of it. It describes how Testing guidelines of Testosterone is adapted by the Testing Lab and your local Doctor and ten different Labs will yield ten different results and what you should really be focused on is your Bioavailable Testosterone.
Testing your testosterone: It's tricky - Harvard Health

 

[Vvs1]

Your vitamin D is low, which will increase shbg. Get sunlight and supplement with a sublingual supplement.

Try that with boron, and Tongkat.

It would also be good to test your estradiol again with labs through discounted labs, with the estradiol sensitive test. I have high shbg with low estrogen. I'm sensitive to anything that inhibits estrogen such as Tongkat.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

thanks vince

Please see results attached

So strange that they did not report free T. That is what matters no matter what SHBG is. Your albumin could be low enough for you to have good free T (at least 2% of total T).

 

[Nomad]

9mg of boron daily cut my SHBG from 56 to 27 on TRT however, there was a 40mg increase of testosterone as well.

 

[cigpk]

9mg of boron daily cut my SHBG from 56 to 27 on TRT however, there was a 40mg increase of testosterone as well.

What kind of boron did you take? There seems to be a lot of different boron supplements out there

 

[AyePopi]

What kind of boron did you take? There seems to be a lot of different boron supplements out there

I take liquid ionic boron, and many medical studies support that it indeed lowers SHBG, however some say it does nothing. Google, and do your own DD

 

[Eskimojoe]

thanks all for your help, have ordered some tongkat ali, boron and vitaminD

will report back with progress

 

[Nomad]

What kind of boron did you take? There seems to be a lot of different boron supplements out there

I take 3 3mg pills daily.

 

[Eskimojoe]

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latest results attached... i calculate free test as 1.6pc

any opinions appreciated but presumably this could explain my ed issues

 

[Cataceous]

These numbers suggest that low testosterone is less likely to be the issue. Tru-T calculated free testosterone is 20.6 ng/dL, with a healthy range 16-31. Prolactin was previously elevated, but is closer to normal now

 

[Eskimojoe]

These numbers suggest that low testosterone is less likely to be the issue. Tru-T calculated free testosterone is 20.6 ng/dL, with a healthy range 16-31. Prolactin was previously elevated, but is closer to normal now

hmm thanks, better than previous which refects my improvements... still thought as a young man i should be higher in range

 

[Eskimojoe]

Your vitamin D is low, which will increase shbg. Get sunlight and supplement with a sublingual supplement.

Try that with boron, and Tongkat.

It would also be good to test your estradiol again with labs through discounted labs, with the estradiol sensitive test. I have high shbg with low estrogen. I'm sensitive to anything that inhibits estrogen such as Tongkat.

3 days taking 12mg boron and vitamin d and already feel improvements, ie morning wood etc

 

[Nomad]

3 days taking 12mg boron and vitamin d and already feel improvements, ie morning wood etc

checking in. Is everything still going good?

 

[Eskimojoe]

thanks a lot for checking in. So when i first start this thread over a month ago, was feeling quite low..had gone through a period of a month or so where my penis just wasn’t functioning properly.

For context, Im a post finasteride case so have been suffering with this symptom to varying degrees for a few years

I them went on the boron / vit d combo and it geniunally helped. Started getting morning erections again. Then last week had an appointment with an endocrinologist who prescribed low-dose clomid as he said i had low t symptoms. Have continued the supplements with the clomid and improvement has continued. Not perfect yet by any stretch but running at about 70pc and still getting morning wood...feeling positive

 

[JayLay777]

thanks a lot for checking in. So when i first start this thread over a month ago, was feeling quite low..had gone through a period of a month or so where my penis just wasn’t functioning properly.

For context, Im a post finasteride case so have been suffering with this symptom to varying degrees for a few years

I them went on the boron / vit d combo and it geniunally helped. Started getting morning erections again. Then last week had an appointment with an endocrinologist who prescribed low-dose clomid as he said i had low t symptoms. Have continued the supplements with the clomid and improvement has continued. Not perfect yet by any stretch but running at about 70pc and still getting morning wood...feeling positive

What is your clomid dosage?

 

[Nomad]

I’m glad things are improving. It’s a marathon not a sprint for sure. It took me about two years to feel great and multiple doctors.

 

[Eskimojoe]

What is your clomid dosage?

12.5mg eod

 

[Eskimojoe]

I’m glad things are improving. It’s a marathon not a sprint for sure. It took me about two years to feel great and multiple doctors.

thanks, tbh the biggest comfort from this improvement is the confirmation that my issue is hormonal and im not fundamentally broken

 

[Vvs1]

3 days taking 12mg boron and vitamin d and already feel improvements, ie morning wood etc

Awesome. Looks like your Boron dosage is good for lowering shbg. I think most bottles recommend 3mg, and that may be why some don’t feel a difference.

Im going in for baseline labs tomorrow, then starting Natesto immediately.

 

[apsjiml]

Hi Everyone

Relatively new to this forum. I am a long time sufferer of high Shbg which has caused me significant erectile dysfunction issues. Desperate for some kind of resolution or treatment

The only supplement that helped was Tongkat Ali but the results didn’t stick

Im in my early thirties so anxious about going on TRT, and having to commit to this for the rest of my life

From reading the forum, there doesn’t seem to be any agreed upon treatment for treating this (clomid, proviron and danozol all receive mixed feedback here)

Is there anything potential treatment that people could reccomend?

Many thanks

Did you ever get any help with this?