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Free Hormone Bioavailability

Meaning

Free Hormone Bioavailability describes the fraction of a circulating hormone that is unbound to carrier proteins, such as SHBG or albumin, and is therefore capable of diffusing into tissues to interact with intracellular or membrane receptors. Only this unbound fraction exerts biological activity, making it the most clinically relevant measure of hormonal potency, despite often being the lowest concentration.