SHBG is not a useful test, however, if a woman is taking
oral estrogen replacement therapy, because this estrogen will artificially elevate SHBG due to high estrogen levels in the liver.
Not exact matches
Description: Many
oral contraceptives (birth control) and post-menopausal hormone
replacement therapy products contain
estrogen.
Comparison of transdermal and
oral estrogen - progestin
replacement therapy: effects on cardiovascular risk factors.
Differential effects of
oral and transdermal postmenopausal
estrogen replacement therapies on C - reactive protein.
One also sees this in women who are pregnant, on
oral contraceptive pills or
estrogen replacement therapy and in folic acid deficient individuals.
Oral estrogens, such as those taken for birth control or hormone
replacement therapy, cause an increase in thyroxine - binding globulin (TBG).
Premarin (the synthetic form of
estrogen, formulated from the urine of pregnant horses) and Provera (the synthetic form of progesterone, used for
oral contraception, which is counterintuitive as natural progesterone is required for conception) are the most commonly used elements in hormone
replacement therapy (HRT).
Oral estrogen will increase triglycerides in APOE2 individuals; trans - dermal
estrogen replacement therapy may be safer for APOE2 women.