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Low SHBG isn't my issue, but I've read many guys on here lament their low SHBG levels and say there's not much they can do.
I just came across this: Dietary isoflavones affect sex hormo... [J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2000] - PubMed - NCBI
Now, in the past I would have told all people to avoid soy products due to Testosterone lowering effects, and estrogen effects. But, if you're injection your T, then it's not going to hurt it, and what I've now read about phytoestrogens claims that they bind to the estrogen receptors, but don't activate them to the same extent estrogen does!
So perhaps it would be possible to ingest this soy milk (yuck!) and get high plasma concentrations of they soy isoflavones and not have that produce an estrogen issue. Perhaps the isoflavones are binding to the estrogen receptor sites, leaving the excess E in the blood. If that's the case, part of the body's response would be to ramp up SHBG to try to bind the excess. But you wouldn't have the sides of high estrogen because the receptor sites were being occupied yet not fully activated by the isoflavones instead.
Of course, I'm not an expert on these things, nor do I play one on TV.
Which reminds me of a quick story. If you came here for the SHBG discussion, you can stop now, or continue and perhaps get a chuckle. I was getting dental work done the other day, and they had a television playing. I don't watch television, but the damn things are hard to turn away from when it's just sitting there in your field of view and your total involvement is just trying to keep your mouth open. Well, suddenly the dentist pulled the tools out of my mouth and asked me if I was okay. I was, and he then said "You just seemed really agitated by something." I pointed to the TV. F'ing Dr. Oz.
So, moral of the story. Dr. Oz is way more annoying than having dental work done.
I just came across this: Dietary isoflavones affect sex hormo... [J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2000] - PubMed - NCBI
Now, in the past I would have told all people to avoid soy products due to Testosterone lowering effects, and estrogen effects. But, if you're injection your T, then it's not going to hurt it, and what I've now read about phytoestrogens claims that they bind to the estrogen receptors, but don't activate them to the same extent estrogen does!
So perhaps it would be possible to ingest this soy milk (yuck!) and get high plasma concentrations of they soy isoflavones and not have that produce an estrogen issue. Perhaps the isoflavones are binding to the estrogen receptor sites, leaving the excess E in the blood. If that's the case, part of the body's response would be to ramp up SHBG to try to bind the excess. But you wouldn't have the sides of high estrogen because the receptor sites were being occupied yet not fully activated by the isoflavones instead.
Of course, I'm not an expert on these things, nor do I play one on TV.
Which reminds me of a quick story. If you came here for the SHBG discussion, you can stop now, or continue and perhaps get a chuckle. I was getting dental work done the other day, and they had a television playing. I don't watch television, but the damn things are hard to turn away from when it's just sitting there in your field of view and your total involvement is just trying to keep your mouth open. Well, suddenly the dentist pulled the tools out of my mouth and asked me if I was okay. I was, and he then said "You just seemed really agitated by something." I pointed to the TV. F'ing Dr. Oz.
So, moral of the story. Dr. Oz is way more annoying than having dental work done.
