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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
What is the reason low shbg needs ED injections?
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<blockquote data-quote="Cataceous" data-source="post: 248200" data-attributes="member: 38109"><p>You must have missed the discussions on this. You are assuming total testosterone is fixed. It's not. You should think of it as the dependent variable. Instead, free testosterone is relatively fixed, set by either the HPTA or the testosterone dose in TRT. If SHBG changes in isolation then total testosterone changes accordingly. A simple way to visualize the concept is to view SHBG as a reservoir for testosterone. The bigger the reservoir, the more total testosterone that can be held. In contrast, free testosterone is more akin to a flow rate, like the water entering the reservoir at one end and leaving at the other. A <a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/shbg-cause-or-consequence-of-hypogonadism.25770/post-229717" target="_blank">sponge analogy</a> can also be used. More technical detail in <a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/freeing-up-testosterone-with-average-t-levels-and-or-higher-shbg.25063/post-220663" target="_blank">this post</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cataceous, post: 248200, member: 38109"] You must have missed the discussions on this. You are assuming total testosterone is fixed. It's not. You should think of it as the dependent variable. Instead, free testosterone is relatively fixed, set by either the HPTA or the testosterone dose in TRT. If SHBG changes in isolation then total testosterone changes accordingly. A simple way to visualize the concept is to view SHBG as a reservoir for testosterone. The bigger the reservoir, the more total testosterone that can be held. In contrast, free testosterone is more akin to a flow rate, like the water entering the reservoir at one end and leaving at the other. A [URL='https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/shbg-cause-or-consequence-of-hypogonadism.25770/post-229717']sponge analogy[/URL] can also be used. More technical detail in [URL='https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/freeing-up-testosterone-with-average-t-levels-and-or-higher-shbg.25063/post-220663']this post[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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