High total T, low free T in women

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This is a bit specialized of a question, but my partner doesn't want to ask her doc.

My partner hit that time of life a couple years back, and it's totally tanked her energy levels, mood, and sex drive. After YEARS of telling her to see an endocrinologist or gynecologist that specializes in treating the negative side effects of menopause, she finally went to see one. Unsurprisingly, her estradiol and progestin levels are nil.

But she'd been asking me to shoot her up with my own T, hoping that would improve at least the sex drive part. She has high total T levels, but very low free T levels. She did not tell her doctor that she'd been getting T from me. Her doctor said that she should get her adrenal glands checked (I think maybe she meant thyroid?, IDK.)

My understanding is that DHT, T and estradiol all bind to weakly to albumin and strongly to SHRB; if she has high total T levels, then most of it is bound up in the albumin of SHRB, right?

So, my question here is, does it seem reasonable to guess that, assuming that there's nothing wrong with her adrenal (...or thyroid...) glands, that maybe it's either that she has overall high SHBG levels or that there's more SHRB available to bind to the testosterone because her estradiol levels are essentially nil.

I think that pounding more T into her ass is probably not a great idea, as I have a strong preference for women over men, and she definitely identifies as a woman.

Ideas?

(...And yes, I know that she should talk to her gynecologist and 'fess up that she's been using my T. But she ain't gonna do that.)
 
If you want to help freeing up more T and lower SHBG for woman, Bor can help. Also a very low dose of DIM can help.
Bor at 3mg a day can help lower SHBG and free up Test.
 
I'm in the same situation as yours ... with my wife....I suspect she is perimenopausal.

She went on the road of treating her situation as an depression....after almost 2 years of antidepressants she is still not good.

We don't have a doctor with good recommendation for these type of symptoms.

I am planning on starting to give her Proviron, DHEA and some little test...in the near future.
 
This is a bit specialized of a question, but my partner doesn't want to ask her doc.

My partner hit that time of life a couple years back, and it's totally tanked her energy levels, mood, and sex drive. After YEARS of telling her to see an endocrinologist or gynecologist that specializes in treating the negative side effects of menopause, she finally went to see one. Unsurprisingly, her estradiol and progestin levels are nil.

But she'd been asking me to shoot her up with my own T, hoping that would improve at least the sex drive part. She has high total T levels, but very low free T levels. She did not tell her doctor that she'd been getting T from me. Her doctor said that she should get her adrenal glands checked (I think maybe she meant thyroid?, IDK.)

My understanding is that DHT, T and estradiol all bind to weakly to albumin and strongly to SHRB; if she has high total T levels, then most of it is bound up in the albumin of SHRB, right?

So, my question here is, does it seem reasonable to guess that, assuming that there's nothing wrong with her adrenal (...or thyroid...) glands, that maybe it's either that she has overall high SHBG levels or that there's more SHRB available to bind to the testosterone because her estradiol levels are essentially nil.

I think that pounding more T into her ass is probably not a great idea, as I have a strong preference for women over men, and she definitely identifies as a woman.

Ideas?

(...And yes, I know that she should talk to her gynecologist and 'fess up that she's been using my T. But she ain't gonna do that.)
@Nunya has some well informed posts on the matter.
 
I am planning on starting to give her Proviron
Proviron?

"Proviron, also known as mesterolone, is an oral anabolic-androgenic steroid used primarily to treat low testosterone levels and male infertility. It is known for its strong androgenic effects and is taken by mouth, often in the form of tablets."
 
I'm in the same situation as yours ... with my wife....I suspect she is perimenopausal.

She went on the road of treating her situation as an depression....after almost 2 years of antidepressants she is still not good.

We don't have a doctor with good recommendation for these type of symptoms.

I am planning on starting to give her Proviron, DHEA and some little test...in the near future.
If you can, get her to a doc first, an endocrinologist or gynecologist that specializes in menopause/perimenopause. Yeah, it's a hassle, but IMO starting the legit route first will probably yield better results.

Women's hormones are *complicated* compared to men. :/
 
Can you spell those out for me? I'm not familiar with the acronyms and abbreviations.
Bor is Boron supplement, at low doses of 3mg daily it decreases SHBG and frees up Test, a really good choice for woman and man.

DIM is basically broccoli extract (Diindolylmethan). Helps lowering E2 a bit but also pushes down SHBG.
 
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