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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
Low Free T
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<blockquote data-quote="FunkOdyssey" data-source="post: 275046" data-attributes="member: 44064"><p><strong>High levels of SHBG may be related to:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Liver disease.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hyperthyroidism.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eating disorders.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In females, using estrogen in medicine, such as: Hormone replacement therapy. Birth control pills.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><strong>In males, <u>reduced production of sex hormones.</u></strong></strong></li> </ul><p>Your high SHBG is not "keeping your free T low". Assuming you don't have liver disease, hyperthyroidism, and are not eating a strict keto diet, your SHBG is most likely high BECAUSE your free T is low. Why is your free T low? Because you aren't producing enough testosterone. Ignore the Total T -- it doesn't tell you anything important about your testosterone status and is falsely elevated here by your SHBG.</p><p></p><p>What can you do about it? If you have any lifestyle factors that would suppress testosterone production, you can start by fixing those (sleep apnea, obesity, alcohol, opiates, etc). If you've already eliminated anything that could be suppressing your T production, then this sad value of 69 pg/mL is the best you're going to do. In that case, assuming you also suffer from symptoms of hypogonadism, it is TRT time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FunkOdyssey, post: 275046, member: 44064"] [B]High levels of SHBG may be related to:[/B] [LIST] [*]Liver disease. [*]Hyperthyroidism. [*]Eating disorders. [*]In females, using estrogen in medicine, such as: Hormone replacement therapy. Birth control pills. [*][B][B]In males, [U]reduced production of sex hormones.[/U][/B][/B] [/LIST] Your high SHBG is not "keeping your free T low". Assuming you don't have liver disease, hyperthyroidism, and are not eating a strict keto diet, your SHBG is most likely high BECAUSE your free T is low. Why is your free T low? Because you aren't producing enough testosterone. Ignore the Total T -- it doesn't tell you anything important about your testosterone status and is falsely elevated here by your SHBG. What can you do about it? If you have any lifestyle factors that would suppress testosterone production, you can start by fixing those (sleep apnea, obesity, alcohol, opiates, etc). If you've already eliminated anything that could be suppressing your T production, then this sad value of 69 pg/mL is the best you're going to do. In that case, assuming you also suffer from symptoms of hypogonadism, it is TRT time. [/QUOTE]
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