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Sex hormone binding globulin
Sex hormone-binding globulin (shbg) or sex steroid-binding globulin (ssbg) is a glycoprotein that binds to sex hormones, to be specific, androgens and estrogens. Other steroid hormones such as progesterone, cortisol, and other corticosteroids are bound by transcortin.
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A 38-year old asked:
What can decrease the serum levels of sex hormone binding globulin?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: sex hormone binding globulin?
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A 32-year old female asked:
How can you get pregnant if you have high sex hormone binding globulin?
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A 41-year old asked:
My testosterone is normal but I have a low level of sex hormone binding globulin. why?
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A 35-year old asked:
What does it mean if my testosterone is normal but I have a low level of sex hormone binding globulin?
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A 55-year old male asked:
What is the exact formula for calculating free testosterone based on total testosterone, albumin and sex hormone binding globulin?
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A 40-year old asked:
What does it mean if I am a female, have normal estrogen, testosterone & TSH, but low sex hormone binding globulin?
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A 27-year old female asked:
What might expln: tsh:2.475, t3:3, t4:1.1, testo.F:1.8, test.T:38 similarly fsh, lh, 17hydrox all normal -but sex hormone binding globulin elevated at 184?
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A 41-year old female asked:
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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A 27-year old male asked:
I am experiencing low testosterone symptoms. Lab work says that Free testosterone is low, and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin is high. I think this might be due to having had Hepatitis C. Is it possible to experience HCV symptoms after it has cleared?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can you get a girl pregnant if you have low sexual binding globulin?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Cancer patient new dr checked thyroxin binding globulin not thyroglobulin what is the difference?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Metabolic panel total protein 8.3. Albumin 4.7 and globulins 3.6 with all other values mid range and negative hepatitis panel and 4th gen hiv test negative 6 months from sex do those results sound high? Dr said no cause for concern but Im concerned?
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A 31-year old male asked:
What are the reasons of high globulin and how can it be reduced to make Good AG ratio?
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A 29-year old female asked:
My Globulin level was 1.8 and the reference range starts at 1.9 nothing else was out of range what could this be?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you tell me how is the blood globulin level raised?
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A member asked:
Is globulin test value normal in patients with cirrhosis?
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A 46-year old asked:
Low globulin, high albumin/globulin, high ALT what does it mean?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is immune gamma globulin treatment?
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A 31-year old asked:
Why are my total protein and globulin levels high?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Can vulval dermatitis cause serum globulin to decrease?
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A 28-year old female asked:
What causes high globulin, but low globulin albumin ratio?
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A 37-year old male asked:
What is the normal range for urine albumin/globulin ratio?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Are there any like between pseudotumor cerebri and increased globulin levels?
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A 31-year old female asked:
My test report is showing globulin 4.0 and platelets 484 and esr 45? what does it mean?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Is a normal but lowering globulin indicative of autoimmune disease all other bloodwork normal?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Can a simple infection cause gamma globulin levels to decrease below normal range? (0.37 when normal is 0.7-1.6)?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Y total portin 8.2 normal to 8.3 albumin 3.8 and normal to 4.8 mean globulin is high could it be to multiple myeloma?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Can fasting cause an elevated (4.2) globulin level? What about fasting followed by a high protein meal before the test?
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A 30-year old female asked:
My total protein level is normal, albumin is also normal but globulin is 3.7.. Pls tell is this something to worry about?
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