Watch for the quarterly newsletters Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The Village of Walbridge Block Watch Program meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 6pm in Council Chambers.
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) is a protein that binds to and transports sex hormones, like testosterone and estrogen, through the bloodstream. It safeguards these hormones so that they are not eliminated by the body too quickly.
SHBG levels are altered. by medications, disease, sex steroids, and insulin. SHBG increases with age. in men and decreases with androgen. excess in hirsute women. Thus, determination of free testosterone. more accurately reflects the level of. bioactive testosterone than measure-. ments of total testosterone and offers.