You have symptoms of high estrogen and high estrogen as one of the possible causes of high SHBG. There is a herb called chasteberry (vitex agnus-castus) which helps to balance out estrogen and progesterone.
What's the reference range for the T4? Ranges vary lab to lab and have to come from your own report. Was that a Free T4 or Total T4? They aren't the same tests. Your result appears to be Free T4 and does not indicate hyperthyroidism; in fact, if anything, it, along with your symptoms of facial puffiness, thinning hair, etc could point to hypothyroidism, but your doctor won't see it that way. Free T3 should always be tested whenever TSH and Free T4 are tested in order to get the full picture of thyroid status.
Blood in the stools and the alternating diarrhea/constipation should be checked out by a gastroenterologist as it could indicate a serious intestinal condition. The erratic bleeding and contractions also warrant further investigation.
It was a free T4 and TSH test. I am at the doc now. They just did a vaginal ultrasound. The labs were a huge panel, which I can post more of after I leave here. I have a constant heaviness on the left lower abdomen. Slight pain, always full but force myself to eat but wind up having diarrhea more often then not. I have had a colonoscopy, but 7 years ago. I may circle back that route if they don't find anything today. I just know something is off. If it isn't something serious, I don't want mess, so I may be interested in the note above that is natural. Colon cancer runs in my family, along with fibroids, meningitis, leukemia, heart disease, you name it. So I try to be sure I weed out anything major as early as I can.
They didn't find anything. She said since I have a retroverted uterus it is likely causing the pain. Prescribing me a low dose hormone to take for two months to see if I get any relief. If not, she wants me to go to a GI. She said I was as normal as normal could be based on my numbers.
TSH
mIU/L 1.48
Reference Range
> or = 20 Years 0.40-4.50
Pregnancy Ranges
First trimester 0.26-2.66
Second trimester 0.55-2.73
Third trimester 0.43-2.91
T4, FREE
0.8-1.8 ng/dL 1.1
GLOBULIN 132 H
SEX HORMONE BINDING
17-124 nmol/L
We don't need all the labs posted; since we're a thyroid community, that's pretty much what we're interested in, but there are other issues that may be connected to low (or high) thyroid levels.
Your FT4 is very low in the range, and as I noted earlier, with you symptoms, could indicate hypothyroidism, but we'd need to see a Free T3 test to confirm, since symptoms correlate best with Free T3.
With low thyroid hormones, we'd expect your TSH to be higher than it is, which would suggest Central Hypothyroidism, which is means the issue could be in the pituitary/hypothalamus rather than the thyroid.
You should try to get a Free T3 and another Free T4 and TSH test done soon. Low thyroid hormones can affect menstrual cycles.
I'm really surprised your doctor isn't more concerned about the diarrhea and blood in the stools, especially, if you have colon cancer in your family. I'm failing to see how the hormones are going to affect your diarrhea and any possible internal bleeding, but I'm not a doctor. Since it's been 7 yrs since you've had a colonoscopy, I'd make that a priority, if just for peace of mind...