Hi all,
During my consultation with Dr Calkin from Defy, he mentioned SHBG artificially inflates Estradiol. I’ve never read this is any of the high SHGB posts I’ve seen on here. My sensitive Estradiol lab reading was 28.9 (8.0-35 pg/ml). Dr Calkin said in reality it’s probably around 15. He said a lot of high SHGB guys end up having higher than 35 on their labs since it’s artificially inflated and not truly reflective of the level. I thought that was interesting. Wondering if any other high SHBG guys have that experience. He did prescribe an AI at .125 2x per week with my injections since I have pre-existing gynecomastia from puberty. I don’t plan on taking it unless I start feeling any symptoms.
During my consultation with Dr Calkin from Defy, he mentioned SHBG artificially inflates Estradiol. I’ve never read this is any of the high SHGB posts I’ve seen on here. My sensitive Estradiol lab reading was 28.9 (8.0-35 pg/ml). Dr Calkin said in reality it’s probably around 15. He said a lot of high SHGB guys end up having higher than 35 on their labs since it’s artificially inflated and not truly reflective of the level. I thought that was interesting. Wondering if any other high SHBG guys have that experience. He did prescribe an AI at .125 2x per week with my injections since I have pre-existing gynecomastia from puberty. I don’t plan on taking it unless I start feeling any symptoms.