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Testosterone Side Effect Management
National Therapeutic Phlebotomy Program
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<blockquote data-quote="Saul" data-source="post: 87018" data-attributes="member: 16541"><p>What a great idea.</p><p><a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?11867-Would-Discount-Labs-add-Phlebotomy-Purchase&p=81535#post81535" target="_blank">https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?11867-Would-Discount-Labs-add-Phlebotomy-Purchase&p=81535#post81535</a></p><p></p><p>I still think it is needed. As a personal story, and I am sure this difficulty happens a lot, my close relative has too much iron and needed to have a phlebotomy. But they could not donate because they are taking the drug finistrade. So they tried to go to a doctor to have them draw the blood or give an Rx (the standard medical procedure), and the Dr runs them through a bunch of BS, need a MRI, need and MRI with Dye, Need a blood test before we can give you the dye. Need insurance ok for MRI, need MRI doctor to schedule blood test . . . . on an on. Months later, still too much iron and nothing done. No wonder insurance and med care costs so much and still sucks. Anyway, my relative just said F-it and stopped taking the finistrade so they could donate blood to get the iron levels down. It should not be that hard to have blood drawn. </p><p>.</p><p>Nelson, another big market for this is people with hemochromatosis. ~ 1 in 200 Caucasians have the gene pair, and others have high iron for other reason. Many need to (must) donate and can not due to an HH diagnosis or medication or traveling outside the US. </p><p>.</p><p>What people will pay is specific to the person and how much money they have. I would think the Rx would be modest and the fee for the donation itself higher due to the cost to draw and dispose of the blood. </p><p>.</p><p>I hope it works out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saul, post: 87018, member: 16541"] What a great idea. [URL]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?11867-Would-Discount-Labs-add-Phlebotomy-Purchase&p=81535#post81535[/URL] I still think it is needed. As a personal story, and I am sure this difficulty happens a lot, my close relative has too much iron and needed to have a phlebotomy. But they could not donate because they are taking the drug finistrade. So they tried to go to a doctor to have them draw the blood or give an Rx (the standard medical procedure), and the Dr runs them through a bunch of BS, need a MRI, need and MRI with Dye, Need a blood test before we can give you the dye. Need insurance ok for MRI, need MRI doctor to schedule blood test . . . . on an on. Months later, still too much iron and nothing done. No wonder insurance and med care costs so much and still sucks. Anyway, my relative just said F-it and stopped taking the finistrade so they could donate blood to get the iron levels down. It should not be that hard to have blood drawn. . Nelson, another big market for this is people with hemochromatosis. ~ 1 in 200 Caucasians have the gene pair, and others have high iron for other reason. Many need to (must) donate and can not due to an HH diagnosis or medication or traveling outside the US. . What people will pay is specific to the person and how much money they have. I would think the Rx would be modest and the fee for the donation itself higher due to the cost to draw and dispose of the blood. . I hope it works out. [/QUOTE]
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