Very interesting.Did not know that.Here's some data on that for you: Testosterone - falsely high result.
Impact of Biotin Supplementation on Endocrine Lab and Clinical Diagnosis
https://www.excelmale.com/forum/thr...n-endocrine-lab-and-clinical-diagnosis.15859/
Impact of Biotin on Immunoassays
An excess biotin intake may adversely effect immunoassays in two different ways:
For a list of common endocrine-related competitive and sandwich assays that may return inaccurate findings in the presence of biotin supplementation see Table 1.
- In competitive immunoassays, excessive biotin is likely to produce a falsely high result;
- In immunometric, or sandwich assays, it may result in false low results.
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Not sure about Ambien's effect on prolactin but if you had sex within 24 hours of lab work or that can elevate your prolactin and I recently read if you supplement with arginine it can elevate your prolactin levels.Very interesting.Did not know that.
I no longer supplement with biotin.
That's the only one I know of.Do you know if any other vitamin supplement that interferes with blood work?
That's the only one I know of.
Two days or 48 hoursDo you know how many days/week I should wait before I do the hormone panel again? I was taking biotin and it gave a false result of my B12 and Hormone panel.
DecreaseDoes Biotin increase or decrease testosterone? does anybody know?
72 hoursTwo days or 48 hours
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A form of estrogen produced from testosterone. Important for bone health, mood, and libido. Too high can cause side effects; too low can affect well-being.
Dihydrotestosterone is a potent androgen derived from testosterone. Affects hair growth, prostate health, and masculinization effects.
The biologically active form of testosterone not bound to proteins. Directly available for cellular uptake and biological effects.
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DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0102 | PMID: 20534765 | PMCID: PMC2913038