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Since heart disease is the leading cause of death, I would say the entire world is at risk. Statistics, love them, used to work with stats all the time, I know from experience how they can be twisted to look better or worse. My mom died last year at age 93, no autopsy, no history of heart...

Well, around Illinois a heart scan cost $49. at that price I care less about insurance. Though I am sure medicare won't cover it. I got two scans, one in 2018, one in 2019, I will go for a third, though likely I won't bother with another one after that. The scores were 79 then 119, if that...

The doctor is right in that the "risk calculators" dont really care what your BMI, cholesterol blood pressure, resting pulse are, not any blood test, any physical test, your age and being male means you should have a statin. I you played around with the risk calculators, if you are over 65...

The pie chart of hazard ratios was useful.

Several times I tested 17-26 days after an injection, though mostly I tested only for total testosterone/free T, sometime E, rarely a more complete test. My total testos ranged from 1100-1500+ when testing 17-26 days out. Only once was it greater than 1500+ that was 17 days after in...

I would wait 2-4 weeks more and retest. Your testicles are making the testosterone, perhaps they keep running longer. Test C-reactive protein, perhaps you have some immune problem like arthritis, HS-CRP would show any inflammation. I would be more likely to think your testosterone could...

so did you forget the link?

Castor oil is the only oil used in Nebido. Studies did show other oils had a shorter half life.

At age 42 you should have had a zero CAC score. My CAC was 65 at age 65, which is considered good at that age. Just saying, I wouldn't bet anything on a zero CAC test at your age. It appears to take time to build up calcium in arteries. Here is an article about the subject...

I use nebido because it's the easiest maintenance. Get a shot every 10+ weeks, that's it. You really don't even need to do tests after the first year, it's always about the same at the same period of time after a shot. PSA does go up, but that is more age / prostate size related than...

When I looked at the ASCVD calculator, if I put in my age of 70, male, I have to take a statin. Basically, end of story. Meaning, it doesn't matter what my blood pressure is, it doesn't matter what my Total cholesterol is, it doesn't matter what my HDL is. Sure, if I put in more negative...

I have no doubt low testosterone causes obesity. I take testosterone, my weight drops, I stop, I start gaining weight. I am not confident obesity is causing low testosterone. How do they control for cause and effect?

I have some ambien, my wife tells me when I take it I jerk around in my sleep for hours. I suspect the Gaba supplement I take several times a day, including an hour before bed, interacts with the Ambien, as ambien works by activating the neurotransmitter GABA and binding it to the GABA...

The whole nocturia thing seems to have stopped. Not sure why, I take a slew of supplements before sleep, it could be one of the two I added that helped, but I have no idea. I take magnesium glycinate, gaba, black garlic extract, lycopene, l-theanine, but I had been taking those all along...

I take 1/2 teaspoon of gaba twice a day, in am and pm. I believe it also reduces anxiety and helps with sleep. I buy bulk supplements, so 1/2 teaspoon is about 1.2 grams. I have tried as much as a tablespoon, the effects don't change at all. My brother tried this, and it did not help him...

I have been resisting taking blood pressure meds for some time now. My main reasons are both side effects and interactions with drugs / supplements. My BP has been all over the place. I have seen a few days 3 months ago with 190/90-100? but 1 month ago 107/75. Those high readings pushed me...

My PSA was 2.1 when I was 43 back in 1996. I started TRT in late 2009 at 57, my PSA was 2.2, and stayed in a range for 2.2-2.8 for five years on TRT, Then I stopped TRT for ~1.5 years, started back up in 2018 at 65 with a PSA of 2.4, but added in HCG this time. In 5 months, my PSA shot up to...

My PSA has also been jumping around. A high of 5.7, Fb 2022 4.2, march 2022 4.7, , though percent free was 27.6 in Feb. My age is 69. My urologist got me a prostate MRI, there was low signs of cancer, a PI-RADS#2. Prostate size was 62 cc DREs were normal. I am glad I got the MRI, I wanted...

5 times was the max, that felt a little odd like some sort of marathon, mostly it was twice a day, but after 5 weeks I would get a break. In my opinion, it isn't just about hormones. It's about what sort of stimulation you are getting from your environment. It was weird. I was online dating...

You could also do a test called oxidized Low Density lipoprotein, once LDL is oxidized it becomes a problem.

It's good that your score is 0, but at age 44 you shouldn't have any coronary calcium. While at age 70, virtually everyone has some. I assume the cost is dependent on where you live, around Schaumburg Il I got the CAC test for $49, but there are at least 3 major hospital systems within 15 miles...

When I was working to lower my PSA, I used life extension ultra prostate, my SHBG moved from 41 > 73. BUT I can't be sure it was due to this since I also started metformin at about the same time.

One time my local walgreens refused to sell me needles without a prescription. Illinois law is you can buy 10 needles with no prescription. Obviously a new employee. Rather than argue, I drove a mile down the street to the next walgreens, bought them with no problems. I ordered a hand held...

Yes, Cacao has 12 mg of caffeine per tablespoon. But I failed to mention, I always put a teaspoon of this along with protein powder in my morning coffee, and I don't drink any after ~12 noon. Also, Cacao has 10 times more Theobromine than caffeine, there are studies on theobromine which...

Thought I was update. I put back these supplements. 1) AREDS 2 2) Boron (calcium borogluconate) 6 mg 3) Koncentrated K Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone 5mg) Vitamins MK4 (Menaquinone 4, 25 mg) and MK7 (Menaquinone 7, 0.5 mg) Astaxanthin (2 mg) 4) Magtein magnesium l-threonate 1 tabs 11% DV 8) Super...

Philosophically speaking, Life extension does not believe most men need the sensitive estradiol test, which means most if not all of their panels do the regular estradiol test. But they do have the sensitive estradiol test available to order. I believe the essential problem with the regular...

I have often done this, the only disappointing aspect of this is you need Life Extension to send you the labcorp report. Labcorp does not have your test results on the labcorp portal. Perhaps it's something to do with privacy, not really sure about the reason. If a doctor orders the test and...

I don't see any mention of this supplement on excelmale. From what I read, this supp seems promising. Though maybe it can interfere with sleep, so I am taking it "carefully". Not sure what that really means, but I won't take any other supps for a a time to see if this has any kind of...

This matches what NIH was saying in which I referenced in my most recent post.

Cat? Cat so what is your opinions of this 2020 NIH report? "The level of SHBG was inversely proportional to BMI in both the untreated and the testosterone-treated men (Fig. 1). The relationship between SHBG and total testosterone is shown for the untreated and T-treated men in Fig. 2. As in...

If that happens with you, it does not appear a common event. With my own blood test, shbg went up when my total T was high. ------------------------------------------------------------- As total Testosterone increases, we tend to see an increase in SHBG. Conversely, with low total...