Over the top SHBG but free T in midrange

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#1

Prolactin 16.4 (4.0-15.2 ng/ml) H
Free T3 2.6 (2.2-4.2 pg/ml)
Free T4 1.33 (0.80 - 1.90 ng/dl)
Vitamin D 90 (30-100 ng/ml
Testosterone 889 (300-1080 ng/dl)
SHBG 75.8 (16.5-55.9 nmol/L)
Free Testosterone 114.4 (47-244 pg/ml)
Estradiol 20.3 (<60.7 pg/ml)

I posted these labs earlier along with other info but thought these results might deserve their own thread. How can you have high SHBG but have mid range free T?

#2

mine were the exact same

I think high shbg / high prolactin is pretty typical for pfs

#3

I also have very high SHBG, its been as high as 102, my T is also very high.

#4

Aren’t you getting better have you checked your shbg again?

#5

havent checked for c 1 year but prob should

definitely better but not cured, recovery not linear, i get ups and downs and have done since start

the ups are now higher and longer, and the downs not as bad and shorter

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#6

If you check it again please report, I also have very high SHBG.
Can you tell me what were your symptoms, which of those are better.
Did you experienced penile and scrutom numbness, cold to touch scrotum and glans, shrinkage and curvature?

#7

will do

shrinkage: yes had it bad, largely recovered. Daily cialis and shockwave helped this. Have normal size now even without cialis, Stil get a few bouts of minor shrinkage

Numbness: Yes had this and the feeling that my penis is”damp and cold”. This has largely recovered as per above

Curvature: Didnt have this

My worst symtom is difficulty maintaining an erection, struggle for more than a minute while standing up but have had episodes where this hS improved and cialis helps… is this something you have experienced

#8

I think maintaining an erection has been the biggest blow to most of us on this board finastetide really does some damage in this department.
I respond to Cialis but relying on these drugs is just mental Torture in itself.

#9

I can maintain an erection with constant stimulation, this is because of very low libido.
With out stimulation it went away within one minute because I am not horny

#10

understand the feeling but not sure its a simple as that

ie there have been timings have been extremely horny (weirdly when hungover) and ability to maintain erection has been poor