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Correlating freeT DHT with estrogens/thyroid. SHBG ties up DHT/Total T and estrogens/thyroid signal the production of SHBG in the liver.

Have you had a head injury (football, motorcycle, MMA, etc)?

Ive previous taken the recommended doses for OTC Fenugreek. No change in symptoms but you do get some ripe B.O. as a byproduct.

Ive been reading about the conversion pathway of adipose progesterone to testosterone via 17,20 lyase/17 alpha hydroxylase. Any additional info/treatments that take advantage of the *cough* "progesterone surplus"?

Thank you Paco and VC! I see both of your points and just trying to take the minimal treatment route. Even at a 380 to 600ng/dl serum level, you are producing some LH. It would be good know what your LH/FSH values are going into this? Thats the highest capture Ive had for total-T (597)...

Im no expert, but normal is a relavant term with labs and specific assays. From what I understand, E2 sensitive test is the correct estrogen test for a male hormone panel. Search E2 sensitive test for men. Not using the correct E2 assay can result in a false Dx and counterproductive...

If you dont know your true estrogen levels, why take anastozole? Might be counterporductive.

Sorry, fixed the post! I'm looking for the best price on a 24hr hormone panel or how to get the best price through quest. Thanks!

+1. Numbers look better with no change in symptoms on clomid.

This is a baseline test I would like my PCP to order. He has no experience ordering it though. -My HMO doesnt cover quest labs Wondering how much it cost OOP and if there are special OOP programs to use (Quest Discount, etc). Thanks!

Thanks Gene! My free T ranges from 8.9-6.7 on the labcorp scale (5 labs, batting 1000). Total ranges from high 300s to High 500s. SHBG has always been on the upper quartile (37 and up). Need to get an E2 sensitive ordered next round. I would try Nettle but hear too many null results...

Id like to dig this thread back up for an update. Im also interested in lower SHBG and ultimately getting to the root cause of the increase, some docs say its environmental toxicity. If estrogen is driving protein signaling and Ive got optimal E2 levels, what other areas do we need to look at?

Thanks Nelson and sorry I didnt know which forum to put this in!

Long story short, we've concluded that I have symptoms and lab results that correlate with secondary hypo (failing free T, high SHBG, 90% ADAM test). Since I still have total T in the range of 380-600, I would like to try HCG monotherapy first either with/without an AI before T-Cyp...

Ive tried the Clomid stim challenge (7 days at 100mg per day). -Free T and Total T doubled -FSH and LH more than doubled -SHBG spiked 15 units (due to the cis/trans config of the drug and its estrogen agonist capabilities). -not as tired at night, but nothing to write home about. -Bloodshot...

How much do the IVs run OOP?

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Thank you EmpowerPharmacy!

Anyone had experience with this (Shots, inhaler, orals)? I was listening to the Joe Rogan podcast with Dr. Gordon and they had discussed glutathione supplementation mainly to avoid hangovers, I myself am interested in overall liver health. Ive only read about its clinical applications and how...

Any referrals for Southern California BCBS-HMO-PCPs that are educated in HRT/secondary DX? This would save me about $150 per month and more labs when compared to LT.com Thanks.

Same here. TAT, no AM wood, irritated all the time, brain farter, no sex desire, and fatter by 40lbs over 5 years. Decided to get a hormone draw in January. LabCorp Failing Free T (6.7-8.7 over 5 blood draws/6 months) with lower quartile Total T. SHBG is high every time between 40-45...