Has anyone had results raising SHBG with supplements? What did you take and how much?

[Spectator666]

I've not been doing a lot of steroids; just 175mg/wk Test E and 105mg/week Primo.
My SHBG was 12 on my last blood test.
I've dropped the primo and done some extra HCG, but I'm wondering what other actions I can take.

Has anyone had success bringing this back up?
What did you do?

Thanks.

 

[Eddie.]

12 is still ok, if it was 3 or 0 then perhaps it could worth trying get it up. If you're dealing with any side effects i doubt it's from *low* SHBG.

 

[rexy]

I think the general consensus on this is don't treat it for the sake of it, treat it if libido issues prevail after everything else has been checked off as potential reasons. However you didn't mention if that's a problem so we don't know.

As Eddie said, at 12 I wouldn't be thinking twice about it. AAS drives down SHBG and the higher the dose the lower SHBG will go. Treat symptoms of this, not the number.

 

[Spectator666]

I'm not having an specific side effects, so maybe I won't worry so much.

It's just that it dropped from 25 to 12 in 12 weeks on this protocol and it's not a very high dose.

Is it the primo, or just the combined AAS load?

 

[Eddie.]

I'm not having an specific side effects, so maybe I won't worry so much.

It's just that it dropped from 25 to 12 in 12 weeks on this protocol and it's not a very high dose.

Is it the primo, or just the combined AAS load?

DHT derivatives slam down SHBG like no other compounds. It's one of their main features, they're free up testosterone through driving down SHBG.

There are guys living all year round with SHBG of 5-7 so i doubt it makes any difference on how you feel. 10-20 i guess it's the ideal range.

Since you dropped primo and you're only on test now, one thing you could do to raise a little your SHBG is make your pinning regiment a little less frequent. For example, if you're pinning 3-4 or more days per week make it 2. Ideally 1 would raise it more, but then perhaps you'll feel it in the trough. Also, letting your e2 go a little higher than what you're used to it will help a little.

 

[sionnach]

You want it to skyrocket, add 24hr+ fasting a couple of times week, stay up late as you can every night, jerk it 5x/day, and blast nicotine weed and kratom.

I'm not having an specific side effects, so maybe I won't worry so much.

Yeah, that. 12 is fine bruh.

 

[readalot]

It's one of their main features, they're free up testosterone through driving down SHBG.

On exogenous Test, no way. Respectfully.

This thread has some lengthy discussion.

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Thread 'Oxandrolone lowered total testosterone 36% while on TRT?'

Aug 9, 2025

I got an unexpected total testosterone blood test result while on 6 weeks of oxandrolone at 25mg/day. My TRT is 140mg/week.

	Baseline	6 weeks 25mg Oxandrolone
Total Test	1113	697
Free Test	26	25
E2	32	39
SHBG	28	11

Both the TRT and oxandrolone are pharma prescribed by a doctor. I don't think oxandrolone is supposed to drop total test when on TRT so what could cause the big drop?

• deadbeef

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So much confusion. Understandable.

 

[zneekah]

I´ve heard T3 is the best way to increase it but I only recently started taking it and havent confirmed anything with bloods

 

[Photon]

On exogenous Test, no way. Respectfully.

This thread has some lengthy discussion.

D

Thread 'Oxandrolone lowered total testosterone 36% while on TRT?'

Aug 9, 2025

I got an unexpected total testosterone blood test result while on 6 weeks of oxandrolone at 25mg/day. My TRT is 140mg/week.

	Baseline	6 weeks 25mg Oxandrolone
Total Test	1113	697
Free Test	26	25
E2	32	39
SHBG	28	11

Both the TRT and oxandrolone are pharma prescribed by a doctor. I don't think oxandrolone is supposed to drop total test when on TRT so what could cause the big drop?

• deadbeef

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So much confusion. Understandable.

Some people here are taking alot of orals.
I'd reckon at that level (100mg+/day), the SHBG is pretty much crashed.
Is too low an SHBG an issue?

 

[Spectator666]

Thanks to everyone who replied. There's a lot of good information here and it's reassuring.

Ideally I'm looking to implement a protocol that is sustainable for me, with a decent androgen load and no AI. The rest of my blood work is good, I was concerned about the rapid drop in shbg in addition to the number.