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Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)

SHBG binds testosterone and estradiol, controlling free hormone availability.

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Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)

Donut chart of total testosterone partitioned into SHBG-bound (~60%), albumin-bound (~38%), and free (~2%). Free fraction is the bioactive pool.

Good for

Patient-facing explainers on why total testosterone can mislead
Articles on insulin resistance, obesity, and low free testosterone
Endocrinology teaching on bioavailable hormone calculation

Source & accuracy

This sex hormone binding globulin (shbg) is an editorial illustration built to represent the concept accurately. Where it shows figures, they are typical or representative values chosen to make the relationship clear, not a single underlying dataset. The diagram and its explainer are reviewed and maintained centrally, and updated over time as understanding improves.

The carrier that sets free hormone levels

Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) is a protein made mainly by the liver that binds sex steroids in the blood, with a particularly tight grip on testosterone and a weaker hold on estradiol. Hormone bound to SHBG is largely held in reserve, while the small unbound (free) fraction is what is generally considered available to tissues. So SHBG acts as a buffer that influences how much active hormone reaches cells.

Because of this, total testosterone can look normal while free testosterone is altered if SHBG is unusually high or low, which is why clinicians sometimes measure or calculate the free fraction.

What raises and lowers SHBG

SHBG tends to rise with higher estrogen states, thyroid hormone excess, aging in men, and liver-related factors, and to fall with higher insulin levels, obesity, and excess androgens. This means SHBG shifts can change free hormone availability without any change in gland output.

Interpreting SHBG always requires the full clinical picture rather than the number alone. This is general educational information, not medical advice; hormone testing should be interpreted by a qualified professional.

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What this is: A free, embeddable, animated sex hormone binding globulin (shbg) for any website.
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