Question 1

birth control upregulates sex hormone binding globulin shbg allowing it to bind to more circulating free testosterone. will my levels ever be normal ?

Accepted Answer

Need more info: What are your levels.  Are they high?  What symptoms do you have?  Lab numbers by themselves have very little value.  One has to know the clinical setting to be able to interpret them correctly.

Question 2

what's globulin? and what cause to have high levels?

Accepted Answer

Blood proteins: It's all of the blood proteins except albumin. Levels may be up in a host of illnesses too numerous to name, or you may simply be a bit high because you're one of the several percent of people who fall outside a range that is set so that several percent of healthy folks fall outside. You list yourself as having "colitis" and ulcerative colitis, crohn's and antibiotic colitis can raise it.

Question 3

what are gamma globulin injections?

Accepted Answer

Gamma globulin: Igg, gamma globulin is  a protein for some one elses immunity to a disease. It is passive, and usually gone in 3-6 months. It can protect you from the said disease for a short period of time.

Question 4

what if i have lowered globulin levels?

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Lowered immunity: Your globulins, manufactured in the liver, comprise, among other things, the immunoglobulins that make antibodies. Lowered globulins put your immune status at risk. Your doctor needs to determine the cause of your hypogqmmaglobulinemia.

Question 5

do immune globulins lower my immune system?

Accepted Answer

No: Immune globulins actually augment the immune system, by bringing in a large dose of antibodies to a particular substance.  The globulins bind to whatever toxin they are targeted to and help your immune system recognize those toxins as something worth fighting.  There are many different immune globulins available, such as vzig (anti-varicella) and hbig (anti hep-b).

Question 6

can gastritis elevate globulin levels to 4.2?

Accepted Answer

No: I wouldn't focus on labs but on your overall health. This is a bit elevated but reference ranges are set so that a few percent of folks fall outside on either side. Even mild liver dysfunction, as is often seen in overweight, can raise globulins impressively. See if a return to an intense, fitness-focused lifestyle like when you were a teen helps normalize this and some other things. Best wishes

Question 7

what does polyclonal increase in gamma globulin levels mean?

Accepted Answer

Great: Polyclonal is good  it means yo are eating very well -protein  should however check your cholesterol.

Question 8

i had bloodwork done. my globulin level was 2.2 is that normal?

Accepted Answer

Yes!: Yes. It is unlikely any problem is present!

Question 9

is beta-2-micro globulin typically elevated in lymphoma patients?

Accepted Answer

A prognositic factor: levels are incorporated into staging system for multiple myeloma.  Higher levels  in 75% cases can correlated with higher tumor burden.

Question 10

high globulin. should i worry and about what? cut off of 3.5 and mine was 3.9. thanks

Accepted Answer

Insufficient info: There is not sufficient information to provide a meaningful opinion. Both the quantity and quality of proteins needs to be ascertained for a proper diagnosis. It would be prudent to discuss the  matter with the doctor who ordered the test.

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Birth control upregulates sex hormone binding globulin shbg allowing it to bind to more circulating free testosterone. will my levels ever be normal ?

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What are gamma globulin injections?

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What if i have lowered globulin levels?

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Can gastritis elevate globulin levels to 4.2?

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What does polyclonal increase in gamma globulin levels mean?

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I had bloodwork done. my globulin level was 2.2 is that normal?

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Is beta-2-micro globulin typically elevated in lymphoma patients?

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High globulin. should i worry and about what? cut off of 3.5 and mine was 3.9. thanks

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