[excessive alcohol ingestion is associated with marked increases of SHBG] SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN IN NON-CIRRHOTIC ALCOHOLIC PATIENTS DURING EARLY WITHDRAWAL AND AFTER LONGER ABSTINENCESEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN IN NON-CIRRHOTIC ALCOHOLIC PATIENTS DURING EARLY WITHDRAWAL AND AFTER LONGER ABSTINENCE
We conclude that excessive alcohol ingestion is associated with marked increases of SHBG which slowly revert during abstinence. High SHBG does not fully explain the low Tf values or the presence of clinical hypo-androgenism in alcoholics. This SHBG response to ethanol makes it a potential marker of excessive alcohol intake.
