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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
Some Advice for a New Guy, Please
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<blockquote data-quote="torrential" data-source="post: 14977" data-attributes="member: 2752"><p>With apologies for the early morning hyperbole, 50 IU HCG is a speck. 50 IU HCG per week is a speck swirling down a toilet bowl. You have described continual negotiation with this clinic, always behind and never ahead. Ask yourself if given the ongoing experience it's reasonable to expect this to change for the better.</p><p></p><p>Finances. Often the weakest link once you do start to find your own path to optimal health. I would suggest you consider the true cost in a broader context. First, use a provider such as Defy for reference. That group seems to be well regarded. (I'm not affiliated; I'm a patient of a well known doc with significant expertise in this area.) Write down the expected first year and second year cost - initial consult, expected meds, follow up consults, labs. Now write down your expected first and second year costs for the current clinic under insurance. Deductibles, copays, out of pocket, meds, labs, etc. (Labs likely covered by insurance for both.) </p><p></p><p>The copays you mentioned for weekly in-office T shots alone amounts to over $1,000 per year. That's about my first year cost of initial and follow up consults, meds, and labs with a gen-u-ine expert, and subsequent years involve fewer consultations and labs.</p><p></p><p>Now add in the inconvenience of weekly visits to the clinic and these basic questions you've shared about this clinics approach to men's health and hormone modulation therapy. </p><p></p><p>See where this is going? You may already be spending more money than is necessary and getting what may be less than optimal treatment. The nondollar factors are certainly relevant too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="torrential, post: 14977, member: 2752"] With apologies for the early morning hyperbole, 50 IU HCG is a speck. 50 IU HCG per week is a speck swirling down a toilet bowl. You have described continual negotiation with this clinic, always behind and never ahead. Ask yourself if given the ongoing experience it's reasonable to expect this to change for the better. Finances. Often the weakest link once you do start to find your own path to optimal health. I would suggest you consider the true cost in a broader context. First, use a provider such as Defy for reference. That group seems to be well regarded. (I'm not affiliated; I'm a patient of a well known doc with significant expertise in this area.) Write down the expected first year and second year cost - initial consult, expected meds, follow up consults, labs. Now write down your expected first and second year costs for the current clinic under insurance. Deductibles, copays, out of pocket, meds, labs, etc. (Labs likely covered by insurance for both.) The copays you mentioned for weekly in-office T shots alone amounts to over $1,000 per year. That's about my first year cost of initial and follow up consults, meds, and labs with a gen-u-ine expert, and subsequent years involve fewer consultations and labs. Now add in the inconvenience of weekly visits to the clinic and these basic questions you've shared about this clinics approach to men's health and hormone modulation therapy. See where this is going? You may already be spending more money than is necessary and getting what may be less than optimal treatment. The nondollar factors are certainly relevant too. [/QUOTE]
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