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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone and Men's Health Articles
NYT: Is Low Testosterone Hurting Your Libido? Or Are You Just Aging?
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<blockquote data-quote="DragonBits" data-source="post: 158139" data-attributes="member: 18023"><p>I didn't think the article was all that negative. The title was the most negative aspect. They don't make me angry, just curious how they arrive at their conclusion which for many of us is so different from our reality. </p><p></p><p>1/2 the article focused on supplements and how they aren't effective at raising testosterone, which most of us agree with.</p><p></p><p>Partly they look at many younger men that go on testosterone either because they feel their T is low or they want better results in the gym. Hard to tell from the article whether these younger men have low T or not.</p><p></p><p>The person they focused on, Bill, suffered a major stroke while on TRT at age 63. He gave up TRT after the stoke, but at age 71 his urologist advised him there was not a link between the treatment and his stroke, so he went back on.</p><p></p><p>I can see why testosterone can be controversial, it can and often used in perfectly normal men to enhanced bodybuilding activities, win in sports, etc. Not many drugs are like that, no one really wants to take most drugs with a medical reason.</p><p></p><p>To me the biggest problem with the medical establishment and TRT is they set the standard of low T to be below 264, and they do so in a very low tech way, just by testing a lot of men and arriving at what those men have. By that standard, obesity now and diabetes soon should be considered normal. </p><p></p><p> As things currently stand with TRT, it's OK by me. If they moved to make testosterone more like heroin, that would cause me big problems. On the other side, if my local PCP would prescribe testosterone, it would make it cheaper, but likely I wouldn't agree on the protocol. </p><p></p><p>I don't feel like I need to agree with doctors nor do I feel like I need to find a doctor that agrees with me, I can usually find a compromise that lets me do as I want. Certainly I take all professional opinions seriously, but not blindly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DragonBits, post: 158139, member: 18023"] I didn't think the article was all that negative. The title was the most negative aspect. They don't make me angry, just curious how they arrive at their conclusion which for many of us is so different from our reality. 1/2 the article focused on supplements and how they aren't effective at raising testosterone, which most of us agree with. Partly they look at many younger men that go on testosterone either because they feel their T is low or they want better results in the gym. Hard to tell from the article whether these younger men have low T or not. The person they focused on, Bill, suffered a major stroke while on TRT at age 63. He gave up TRT after the stoke, but at age 71 his urologist advised him there was not a link between the treatment and his stroke, so he went back on. I can see why testosterone can be controversial, it can and often used in perfectly normal men to enhanced bodybuilding activities, win in sports, etc. Not many drugs are like that, no one really wants to take most drugs with a medical reason. To me the biggest problem with the medical establishment and TRT is they set the standard of low T to be below 264, and they do so in a very low tech way, just by testing a lot of men and arriving at what those men have. By that standard, obesity now and diabetes soon should be considered normal. As things currently stand with TRT, it's OK by me. If they moved to make testosterone more like heroin, that would cause me big problems. On the other side, if my local PCP would prescribe testosterone, it would make it cheaper, but likely I wouldn't agree on the protocol. I don't feel like I need to agree with doctors nor do I feel like I need to find a doctor that agrees with me, I can usually find a compromise that lets me do as I want. Certainly I take all professional opinions seriously, but not blindly. [/QUOTE]
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