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Stress stays high
Work pressure, poor sleep and hard training can keep your stress system switched on.
Work pressure, poor sleep and hard training can keep your stress system switched on.
Instead of returning to baseline, your body spends more time in stress mode.
Chronic stress can suppress the signalling involved in healthy testosterone production.
Total testosterone counts the testosterone in your blood whether it is bound or unbound.
Free testosterone is the small portion that is not bound and is more readily available to tissues.
SHBG binds testosterone in circulation. That is normal, but it means total testosterone alone does not tell you how much is readily available.