testonterone treatment
shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
With all the macho men on here I doubt I'll get an answer but just on the chance there is a senior citizen out there, has any one ever gone through it? 2 weeks ago I had some routine blood work done and I asked my doc to have them check my testosterone because I'm not a young man any more and it had never been checked.
Well the results came back that I was on the low side of normal and he gave me the option of getting treatment or not. Treatment would be an injection once every 3 weeks or daily application of a lotion. I read that 70% of men opt for the injections because the lotions are too messy. My daughter works in a doctors office and gives these injections quite frequently and she says that her patients do experience a major increase in energy.
I think most of us think that the treatment also increases sexual prowess. I told one of my favorites about it yesterday and she said that I didn't need it but wanted to experience the results. I think I could definitely use a boost in energy even if it does not increase my sexual prowess.
I am curious about side effects and results if anybody has any.
Well the results came back that I was on the low side of normal and he gave me the option of getting treatment or not. Treatment would be an injection once every 3 weeks or daily application of a lotion. I read that 70% of men opt for the injections because the lotions are too messy. My daughter works in a doctors office and gives these injections quite frequently and she says that her patients do experience a major increase in energy.
I think most of us think that the treatment also increases sexual prowess. I told one of my favorites about it yesterday and she said that I didn't need it but wanted to experience the results. I think I could definitely use a boost in energy even if it does not increase my sexual prowess.
I am curious about side effects and results if anybody has any.
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Even though I'm not a senior, my friends and I have gone to different doctors and its been common to have this prescribed to increase testosterone and sperm to increase odds of pregnancy. Think about it as an option even though I doubt you're in the market for a child.
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On the other hand I'm always looking for improvement and am still considering testosterone replacement therapy of some sort. Sometimes my dick gets hard and other times it gets HARD, where my ATF will ask if I had a steel Rod implanted.
I'd be interested in what you end up doing if anything and the results.
@Shadow-You thinking bout getting back into the fight game? If so, can I be your cut man?
PM if more info if specific history
PM if more info if specific history
I’d say if one was way below normal, and there may not even be consensus on what “normal” is; then it may be worth the risk if the low-T seriously affects their daily life.
Many of us whom are not in our 70s often suffer from low energy and drive due to several factors (stress; not enough sleep; poor diet; no exercise).
I try to hit the gym about 3x/wk and def notice a difference mentally and physically when I am working out and eating well (where eating well means eating super-foods high in nutrients not just eating less).
I think if one exercise regularly and eats healthy regularly; they’ll have much more energy and it may even naturally increase their T.
I was taking some supposedly natural multivitamins a while back and they made my liver enzymes elevated above the normal range (I discontinued the multivitamins and my levels came back down to normal).
The radio host is a well-respected nutritionist and focuses on natural therapies – and the host always interviews well-known doctors whom are experts in their field.
The link below is an MP3 audio of a past radio show where she interviewed a doctor whom is an expert in the area of testosterone and wrote a book on the subject.
The MP3 audio is about an hour long – you can listen to it if you wish and see if it’s something that you find interesting and can learn a bit from:
http://www.hbnarchive.com/2014/012514.mp…