Levels of serum total testosterone and SHBG were measured by immunoassays, and free testosterone level was calculated from these data. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed in 602 patients. Low levels ...

When SHBG levels are low, more testosterone remains unbound and ... Both of these effects—having too little testosterone or too much estrogen—can have similar effects on the male body.

Objective—Recent data suggested that sex hormone–binding globulin (SHBG) levels decrease when fat accumulates in the liver and that circulating SHBG may be causally involved in the ...

A new prospective study that used gas chromatography–mass spectrometry to measure sex hormone levels in men aged 69–80 years has shown that low estradiol ... globulin (SHBG) levels are ...