Table 6

Serum Hormone Levels

300 mg
 600 mg
Week
 0
 1
 3
 8
 11
 0
 1
 3
 8
 11
TT (ng/ml)
 4.7 ± 2.1
 6.2 ± 1.4
 5.6 ± 2.0
 5.8 ± 2.1
 5.0 ± 1.0
 3.9 ± 1.2
 5.6 ± 1.5
 5.8 ± 1.3
 5.4 ± 1.9
 6.29 ± 5.0
‡ FT (pg/ml)
 17.2 ± 8.8
 37.1 ± 33.03*
 30.13 ± 17.3*
 30.5 ± 16.9*
 18.2 ± 10.6
 22.7 ± 13.0
 39.2 ± 13.2*
 45.1 ± 27.0*
 40.6 ± 36.1*
 22.4 ± 9.8
‡ DHT (ng/mL)
 0.9 ± 0.4
 3.1 ± 1.8*
 2.8 ± 1.4*
 2.4 ± 1.3*
 1.0 ± 0.3
 0.9 ± 0.2
 3.0 ± 1.3*
 4.4 ± 3.8*
 2.8 ± 1.7*
 1.7 ± 1.2
Estradiol (ng/mL)
 89.6 ± 86.2
 112.3 ± 124.2
 121.2 ± 125.6
 107.1 ± 106.6
 101.8 ± 103.8
 69.1 ± 23.6
 71.4 ± 35.9
 85.5 ± 49.4
 75.8 ± 47.9
 78.3 ± 54.5
‡ Estriol (pg/ml)
 0.04 ± 0.03
 0.04 ± 0.04
 0.05 ± 0.07
 0.05 ± 0.06
 0.06 ± 0.05
 0.03 ± 0.04
 0.04 ± 0.05
 0.04 ± 0.03
 0.05 ± 0.03
 0.04 ± 0.02
‡ T/E
 0.2 ± 0.1
 0.3 ± 0.3*
 0.3 ± 0.1*
 0.3 ± 0.2*
 0.2 ± 0.1
 0.3 ± 0.2
 0.6 ± 0.4*
 0.5 ± 0.1*
 0.5 ± 0.5*
 0.3 ± 0.2
Estrone (pg/ml)
 334.1 ± 89.5
 428.8 ± 122.*
 400.9 ± 135.4*
 397.2 ± 166.0*
 323.5 ± 89.3
 268.8 ± 43.7
 425.3 ± 137.0*
 431.7 ± 141.6*
 365.6 ± 92.0*
 308.8 ± 101.6
† SHBG (nmol/L)
 128.9 ± 36.6
 135.7 ± 33.5
 127.4 ± 37.3
 137.0 ± 42.5
 132.5 ± 43.5
 130.6 ± 26.6*
 119.5 ± 32.6*
 106.9 ± 17.6*
 101.4 ± 29.5*
 112.9 ± 35.8*
†LH (mIU/ml)
 6.6 ± 4.2
 8.9 ± 5.6
 6.0 ± 3.2
 6.3 ± 3.0
 5.4 ± 2.4
 3.2 ± 1.8*
 4.5 ± 2.1*
 4.3 ± 1.9*
 4.1 ± 2.6*
 3.9 ± 2.6*
† FSH (mIU/ml)
 0.03 ± 0.04
 0.04 ± 0.06
 0.03 ± 0.03
 0.06 ± 0.06
 0.03 ± 0.05
 0.1 ± 0.2*
 0.09 ± 0.3*
 0.03 ± 0.07*
 0.08 ± 0.2*
 0.2 ± 0.4*
Cortisol (μg/dl)
 23.0 ± 7.1
 24.3 ± 7.3
 23.6 ± 4.1
 19.5 ± 8.9
 22.4 ± 5.0
 24.5 ± 6.5
 25.4 ± 4.1
 25.5 ± 3.6
 26.3 ± 8.1
 24.9 ± 4.9
GH (pg/ml)
 46.9 ± 9.7
 59.7 ± 150.7
 62.4 ± 44.1
 82.2 ± 64.2
 107.6 ± 284.4
 56.8 ± 114.1
 49.7 ± 72.1
 119.4 ± 306.2
 63.4 ± 43.7
 165.8 ± 254.1

† Significant main effect for Group (p < 0.05). ‡ Significant main effect for Test (p < 0.05). * Significantly different from baseline (Week 0) (p < 0.05).

Rohle et al. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2007 4:13   doi:10.1186/1550-2783-4-13