What is a normal SHBG level?
The short answer
A typical US lab prints a normal SHBG range for your sex: 18–144 nmol/L for women, 10–57 nmol/L for men. That range exists to catch disease, not to describe your best.
Nobody we follow has said what your SHBG should be. It comes up on the shows, but never with a number.
What SHBG measures
A protein that binds sex hormones and holds them inactive.
It decides how much of your testosterone and estrogen your body can reach. So it changes what a total hormone value means.
Checked against MedlinePlus — SHBG Blood Test.
Common questions
What is a normal SHBG level?
Most US labs print 18–144 nmol/L. Your report grades you against that range. It exists to catch disease, not to describe your best. Labs print different ranges by sex: about 18–144 nmol/L for women and 10–57 for men.
What does your SHBG number mean?
On a typical lab range, under 18 nmol/L is low, 18 to 144 is normal and over 144 is high. Your own report prints its range next to your number, and that is the one your lab uses. Nobody we follow has drawn a line inside that range. Labs print different ranges by sex: about 18–144 nmol/L for women and 10–57 for men.
What does the SHBG test measure?
A protein that binds sex hormones and holds them inactive. It decides how much of your testosterone and estrogen your body can reach. So it changes what a total hormone value means.
Why is there no target here?
Because nobody we follow has named a number for SHBG. If that changes, it will be here.