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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
My son is almost 18 and T is only 261
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<blockquote data-quote="AbsoluteZ3R0" data-source="post: 74468" data-attributes="member: 15174"><p>I don't think anyone is denying that obesity can lower testosterone levels, and judging by this kid's T/E ratio (<10/1), I think it's pretty clear that his BMI isn't helping. That said, the kid is a teenager. We don't know if he really ever completed puberty. We'd have to know whether his testicles, penis, body hair, primary sex characteristics, etc have fully developed. If everything is in tact and "normal," then we could probably assume that at some point he had healthy testosterone levels, but doesn't anymore. If that's the case, his lifestyle may be to blame for low levels, but for them to be THAT low at his age it seems less than likely even if he's always been obese. We may also be reversing the causation here. I'm sure you and I both knew plenty of kids who were chubby or fat as pre-adolescents who leaned out tremendously once they hit puberty. This is in part due to the development of an adult hormone profile (more testosterone, more GH through puberty, etc). Is it possible that this kid is more prone to obesity because he never had healthy testosterone levels to begin with? It's hard to say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbsoluteZ3R0, post: 74468, member: 15174"] I don't think anyone is denying that obesity can lower testosterone levels, and judging by this kid's T/E ratio (<10/1), I think it's pretty clear that his BMI isn't helping. That said, the kid is a teenager. We don't know if he really ever completed puberty. We'd have to know whether his testicles, penis, body hair, primary sex characteristics, etc have fully developed. If everything is in tact and "normal," then we could probably assume that at some point he had healthy testosterone levels, but doesn't anymore. If that's the case, his lifestyle may be to blame for low levels, but for them to be THAT low at his age it seems less than likely even if he's always been obese. We may also be reversing the causation here. I'm sure you and I both knew plenty of kids who were chubby or fat as pre-adolescents who leaned out tremendously once they hit puberty. This is in part due to the development of an adult hormone profile (more testosterone, more GH through puberty, etc). Is it possible that this kid is more prone to obesity because he never had healthy testosterone levels to begin with? It's hard to say. [/QUOTE]
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My son is almost 18 and T is only 261
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