How to Decrease SHBG and Increase DHEA?

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Hey fellas. Wanted to see if you guys knew a way to decrease SHBG/increase DHEA. I’ve been on HCG monotherapy 500 IU E3D for approximately 6 months, also taking anastrozole with it once a week (ive read this might be pointless but just wanted to do it until i got checked again). 29 yrs old, 6’5 220. 255 prior to starting HCG, started competing in jiu jitsu and cut some weight to get into a different weight class. Improvements in strength, mood, energy, libido, etc. since starting HCG. But feel like i could be even better if I get these two issues straightened out. Labs below:

Initial:
Total Test: 562 (300-1080 ng/dl)
Free Test: 106.8 ( 47-244 pg/ml)
SHBG: 40 (17-56 nmol/L)
LH: 5.5 (1.7-8.6 iu/L)
Estradiol: 20 ( <61 pg/mL)
DHEA sulfate: 256 (160-449 ug/dL)
Cortisol: 7.8 (4.8-19.6 ug/dL for AM test)

Post HCG:
Total: 710
Free: 122.9
SHBG: 49
LH: 8.3
Estradiol: 21
DHEA sulfate: 195
Cortisol: 11.3

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You can take DHEA, but what other benefits are you looking for that to impart? If it’s just a matter of putting the number higher in the range, i wouldn’t bother.

SHBG can be lowered with adding carbs to diet, using any oral AAS or SARM or 9-12mg of Boron.

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Thanks swoops. I guess i forgot to ask if it even matters about the dhea. That makes sense.

Just ordered some boron!

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TRT decreases SHBG in just about everyone, it’s a life saver for guys with very high SHBG.

Now for my next question, why are you on HCG and not on TRT?

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Probably wants to maintain fertility. I wish I had tried the hCG monotherapy route before I went on TRT.

SB

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Singh is correct. My initial tests weren’t bad, and the fact that i didn’t have any symptoms/complaints of low T combined with the fact that my wife and I are in the middle if trying to start a family- the doc wanted me to start with this and see how i responded.

I’m pretty happy with total test level for the dose im on- later on will try to bump it even higher with TRT. But i want to try to get the free test number into the 150’s if possible and from my reading here, decreasing SHBG is the best way to do that.