8/2012 Partial labs before clomiphene monotherapy: TotT-336, LH-3.9, SHBG-41, FreeT-8.2
1/2013 Partial labs during clomiphene monotherapy: TotT-757, LH-4.9, SHBG-74, FreeT-10.5
6/2014 Partial labs after 5 months off clomiphene: TotT-523, LH-5.1, SHBG-55, FreeT-8.3
(but taking measures to increase LH naturally via ginger powder and light therapy)
Questions:
If LH drives T, then why does most recent LH of 5.1 not result in TotT of 757 or even higher? This one has me absolutely stumped. My endo has no answer.
Why won't pesky SHBG decline enough to raise FreeT up to where it should be (15-20)? High E2 is not the issue. 6/30/14 E2 (not sensitive) was 28. SHBG decline from 74 to 55 probably due to going off of clomiphene, but really SHBG should be around 32 or so optimally. Boron at 10mg/day may push SHBG down (that was my 41 SHBG from 8/2012), but it also lowers E2 dramatically, in my case down to 12 on 8/2012 labs.
1/2013 Partial labs during clomiphene monotherapy: TotT-757, LH-4.9, SHBG-74, FreeT-10.5
6/2014 Partial labs after 5 months off clomiphene: TotT-523, LH-5.1, SHBG-55, FreeT-8.3
(but taking measures to increase LH naturally via ginger powder and light therapy)
Questions:
If LH drives T, then why does most recent LH of 5.1 not result in TotT of 757 or even higher? This one has me absolutely stumped. My endo has no answer.
Why won't pesky SHBG decline enough to raise FreeT up to where it should be (15-20)? High E2 is not the issue. 6/30/14 E2 (not sensitive) was 28. SHBG decline from 74 to 55 probably due to going off of clomiphene, but really SHBG should be around 32 or so optimally. Boron at 10mg/day may push SHBG down (that was my 41 SHBG from 8/2012), but it also lowers E2 dramatically, in my case down to 12 on 8/2012 labs.