Testosterone ,SHBG ?

[nocturnalman]

Hi all,

After doing lots of research on the internet shortly after starting to lift more routinely and with
discipline I started to read about Testosterone and later on I decided to test the levels.
Here in Australia it seems like GPs have a Testosterone-Phobia ,once you ask them about it they rapidly change the the topic and say "Dont worry about Testosterone ,you are good".
Yeah right ,when I asked about DHT ,he opened the browser and looked it up on google.
But I am a more stubborn person and I insisted on testing my testo levels.The first time
I checked just the total testosterone which came out 14.4nmol/l with a range of 8-29.
For my age (26) I consider it low.At that time I didnt know much about free testosterone ,so I didnt ask for it.After doing more research ,I asked for a second test including free testo ,total ,
SHBG ,DHT ,and estrogens.The last two are still pending.The results are :
Total testosterone : 15.8 nmol/l range 10 - 32
free testosterone : 522 pmol/l range 160-700
SHBG : 12 nmol /l range 11 - 78
albumin : 41 range 39 - 54

So there was not much difference in total testosterone from my first test.
What I came to think is that maybe persons with lower SHBG have lower total testo ,because
there will be more bioavailable testo ?
My total testosterone didnt have much difference from the first test.
I have no symptons ,apart from fatigue ,due to maybe my boring job.I have high libido and moderate facial hair ,lots of hair downwards ,and also a good amount of hair on my head.
I was first worried about my total testosterone but after looking at my SHBG levels ,i Think my body doesnt produce too much because my the SHBG level is at the lower end.
I work out maybe once or twice a weeks ,short but intense.

What do you guys think ?

 

[Tyler81]

You are fine.
Don't do anything.

 

[BBC3]

AGREED with Tyler. YOU ARE TOO YOUNG... Just wait till yer fucking feet start hurting when you reach 32 and you are trying to maintain the same level of running related sports...!!! Then you will get a GLIMPSE of old age... A couple more years and you can start supping...

YOU HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON YER HANDS. If You are feeling lowly the get to the fucking gym. Your condition is EITHER that you have never been and "Natural Youth", is wearing from LACK OF USE OF YOUR BODY.. OR You are simply wanting to bolster and do steroids as a first...

WAIT. Things simply change. DO NOT disturb what AINT Broken cause NO FIX IS PERFECT...!

Hi all,

After doing lots of research on the internet shortly after starting to lift more routinely and with
discipline I started to read about Testosterone and later on I decided to test the levels.
Here in Australia it seems like GPs have a Testosterone-Phobia ,once you ask them about it they rapidly change the the topic and say "Dont worry about Testosterone ,you are good".
Yeah right ,when I asked about DHT ,he opened the browser and looked it up on google.
But I am a more stubborn person and I insisted on testing my testo levels.The first time
I checked just the total testosterone which came out 14.4nmol/l with a range of 8-29.
For my age (26) I consider it low.At that time I didnt know much about free testosterone ,so I didnt ask for it.After doing more research ,I asked for a second test including free testo ,total ,
SHBG ,DHT ,and estrogens.The last two are still pending.The results are :
Total testosterone : 15.8 nmol/l range 10 - 32
free testosterone : 522 pmol/l range 160-700
SHBG : 12 nmol /l range 11 - 78
albumin : 41 range 39 - 54

So there was not much difference in total testosterone from my first test.
What I came to think is that maybe persons with lower SHBG have lower total testo ,because
there will be more bioavailable testo ?
My total testosterone didnt have much difference from the first test.
I have no symptons ,apart from fatigue ,due to maybe my boring job.I have high libido and moderate facial hair ,lots of hair downwards ,and also a good amount of hair on my head.
I was first worried about my total testosterone but after looking at my SHBG levels ,i Think my body doesnt produce too much because my the SHBG level is at the lower end.
I work out maybe once or twice a weeks ,short but intense.

What do you guys think ?

 

[nocturnalman]

thanks for your replies.I actually never intented to take steroids but I have been reading the forum long time before registering.I didnt want to post it on bodybuilding . com because there are lots of trolls and it seems that here ,people are more educated and mature.
I was long time concerned about my hormones ,because since puberty i had puffy nipples that never went away ,I have no gyno ,just puffy nipples.My libido is high and everything related to sex also.
But i feel weak all the time ,plus very shy and lots of other things.
Anyways my estradiol results came back:

119 pmol/l range 40-162.

I consider it high for my testosterone levels ,and i think it explains my puffy nipples.I never took steroids or anything else.Lots of people also say that I look to young (sometimes girly) for my age.
I also have permament puffy eyes ,no matter how much i sleep ,i think it is due to water retention ,which can be related to the estrogen thing.
I think I have a problem with estrogen.