Nelson Vergel

Nelson Vergel

Is the Cystatin- C Kidney Function Test Best for Muscular Men?

Oct 14

Since the concentration of cystatin C in the blood will not change due to infection or inflammation and isn’t affected by body weight, drugs or diet - cystatin C level could be a more reliable indicator of kidney health than creatinine (2)...

New Affordable Erectile Dysfunction Panel at Discounted Labs

Oct 14

Price: $195 https://www.discountedlabs.com/ed-panel Erectile dysfunction can be caused by hormonal, lifestyle (poor sleep, stress, etc), vascular (cardiovascular disease and diabetes), and mental causes (performance anxiety, feelings of...

Dehydrotestosterone- Man's Enemy or Friend ?

Oct 14

DHT – Friend Or Enemy? With the exception of estradiol, no hormone is more misunderstood than dihydrotestosterone, DHT. In fact, many men actually fear DHT, going out of their way to lower it and frustrate its biological activity. However, DHT is...

Warning to You and Your Loved Ones: Be Careful with Unscrupulous Stem Cell Companies

Oct 14

Warning for you and your parents: Many of these companies are selling unproven cures. I woke up to this issue a month ago when a friend's mom charged her credit card with $3000 at a pain clinic for two "stem cell shots". I started checking...

Hormone replacement may fight belly fat in women, study says

Oct 14

"Belly fat, along with hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia and irritability, is one of the many downsides of the end of a woman's menstrual cycles. Those symptoms can last for years as fertility shuts down; many women find it extremely difficult...

Testosterone Therapy Does Not Increase DVT and Pulmonary Embolism in 71,000 Patients

Oct 14

Table of Contents Association Between Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the Incidence of DVT and Pulmonary Embolism: A Retrospective Cohort Study of the Veterans Administration Database. Sharma R, et al. Chest. 2016. Abstract Background...

The Role of Aldosterone, Acth, and Renin in Water Retention and High Blood Pressure

Oct 09

Table of Contents A frequent cause of high blood pressure and water retention is when levels of certain hormones in the body are unbalanced or functioning poorly. The hormones that are frequently at fault are secreted by the kidneys and the...

Penis Injections for Hard Erections: TRIMIX

Oct 09

Table of Contents Trimix or Quadmix—Available by prescription from compounding pharmacies. These are mixtures of prostaglandins and papaverine that increase blood flow and retention into the penis. Prostaglandins are mediators and have a...

Factors that Can Improve Testosterone Gel Absorption

Oct 09

Table of Contents Most absorption of testosterone in testosterone gels happens during the first 4 hours. The 1.62 % Androgel package insert says this about showering after testosterone gel application and using moisturizers/sun block: Effect...

Repurposing ED Drugs (PED5 Inh.) as Enhancers of Cancer Treatments

Oct 09

The class of drugs currently prescribed to treat male erectile dysfunction has been flagged for its potential to be included in new trials for anti-cancer drugs, in a new clinical study published today in the open access journal...

Toremifene citrate improves HDL in men on testosterone therapy

Oct 08

Table of Contents The Journal of Urology Volume 199, Issue 4, Supplement, April 2018, Page e1171 Sexual Function/Dysfunction: Medical, Hormonal & Non-surgical Therapy II MP85-06 TOREMIFENE CITRATE IMPROVES HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN LEVELS...

ED Drugs Have Benefits Beyond Treating Erectile Dysfunction

Oct 08

Table of Contents It’s been 18 years since the FDA approved sildenafil to treat men suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED). Under the well-known brand name Viagra, this “little blue pill” has grown to hold almost half of sexual dysfunction...