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Re: Dr Sam - SHBG
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Jun 2003 21:19:15 +0200
Hi Lara,
So your SHBG is not 35 nmol/L but 135?
Anyhow SHBG has nothing to do with conception. The only problem with SHBG may be if it is low so it can't carry away sex hormones.
Sam
> Dear Dr Sam
> The Testosterone is 1.5 nmol/L (normal range 0.2 - 2.86) so this is
> normal.
> The SHBG is 135 nmol/L (normal range 20-110) ao this is slightly above
> The Testosterone / SHBG ratio is 1.1 (normal range is 0 - 4.0) so this
> is normal
>
> All other hormones (eg LH, FSH, prolactin, etc) are normal
> So only the SHBG is slightly above normal
> Is it ok to conceive with this ? will there be any risks of anything ?
> Thanks
> Lara
>
> At Sun, 15 Jun 2003, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
> >
> >Hi Lara,
> >
> >Please put dimensions to numbers in order to evaluate. T: 1.5 (what?) SHBG
> >higher than nromal range, than 35 (what?). Does 35 refer to the normal range
> >(high or low end?) or actual value (if so, what is the normal range?).
> >
> >Sam
> >
> >> Dear Dr Sam
> >> I have been on glucophage now for eight weeks and had a period for the
> >> first time started today can't believe it !
> >> >From my blood test result from last week the testosterone level was
> >> normal (1.5) but SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) was slightly higher
> >> than the normal range (35)
> >> Is this safe and normal ?
> >> Just wanted to know if it is ok to conceive with this slightly high SHBG
> >> ?
> >> Many thanks
> >>
>
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