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<blockquote data-quote="Cataceous" data-source="post: 271508" data-attributes="member: 38109"><p>Previously you "liked" <a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/stroke-related-mortality-at-different-altitudes-a-17-year-nationwide-population-based-analysis-from-ecuador.26723/post-242325" target="_blank">the post</a> with this quote:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>In contrast, residing at high-altitude locations, especially above 3500 m, is associated with an apparent increased risk [of stroke, or dying from it], probably linked to the presence of polycythaemia and other factors such as increased blood viscosity, and the presence of a hypercoagulable state might increase the risk of developing stroke among those exposed to very high altitudes. It seems clear that short-term exposures to high altitudes are a risk factor for developing a stroke. The available scientific literature suggests that above 3500-4000 m, the risk of developing stroke increases, especially if the exposure is acute among non-adapted populations.</em></p><p></p><p>Could initiating TRT be likened to this "acute exposure"? If so then there's a parallel with the studies finding higher risk at the start of TRT. </p><p></p><p>I guess you also forgot about <a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/hematocrit-drives-blood-viscosity-does-that-matter-in-men-on-trt-effect-of-altitude.18114/post-142737" target="_blank">the graph</a> [USER=17128]@testiculus[/USER] was alluding to, which makes 54% look less arbitrary:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]40084[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cataceous, post: 271508, member: 38109"] Previously you "liked" [URL='https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/stroke-related-mortality-at-different-altitudes-a-17-year-nationwide-population-based-analysis-from-ecuador.26723/post-242325']the post[/URL] with this quote: [INDENT][I]In contrast, residing at high-altitude locations, especially above 3500 m, is associated with an apparent increased risk [of stroke, or dying from it], probably linked to the presence of polycythaemia and other factors such as increased blood viscosity, and the presence of a hypercoagulable state might increase the risk of developing stroke among those exposed to very high altitudes. It seems clear that short-term exposures to high altitudes are a risk factor for developing a stroke. The available scientific literature suggests that above 3500-4000 m, the risk of developing stroke increases, especially if the exposure is acute among non-adapted populations.[/I][/INDENT] Could initiating TRT be likened to this "acute exposure"? If so then there's a parallel with the studies finding higher risk at the start of TRT. I guess you also forgot about [URL='https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/hematocrit-drives-blood-viscosity-does-that-matter-in-men-on-trt-effect-of-altitude.18114/post-142737']the graph[/URL] [USER=17128]@testiculus[/USER] was alluding to, which makes 54% look less arbitrary: [ATTACH type="full" width="402px"]40084[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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