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Take this with a major grain of salt. But I learned that giving growth hormones will make the body produce less of its own. So the risk, as I understand it, is

by Y-bar 5y ago

Take this with a major grain of salt. But I learned that giving growth hormones will make the body produce less of its own. So the risk, as I understand it, is that by giving these hormones in advance may stump what little the body will produce on its own and "will definitely doom" these people to a full lifetime of hormones from external sources.

qwerty456127 5y ago
This is why I'm only going to do this after the rate of their production actually falls significantly below the healthy adult level. When they are not produced anyway it seems nothing to loose. I didn't know this is also the case with the growth hormone, however. I thought this only applies to testosterone, also tyroxine and some other hormones.
- southeastern 5y ago
  At that point you still have a natural production, it's just less than at your lifetime peak. You can still destabilize your hormone signaling further and get symptoms like hypogonadism and gynomastia-- to say there's nothing to lose isn't quite right.
  - bigwavedave 5y ago
    > At that point you still have a natural production, it's just less than at your lifetime peak. You can still destabilize your hormone signaling further and get symptoms like hypogonadism and gynomastia-- to say there's nothing to lose isn't quite right. Sure, there isn't "nothing to lose", but let's not kid ourselves- if you're past retirement age and in a position to essentially be on TRT for the rest of your life, hypogonadism isn't a big deal unless for some crazy reason TRT becomes unavailable. As for gynecomastia, it's very easily managed with an aromatase inhibitor like exemestane or anastrozole. I'm not saying there aren't risks or possible side effects, but exogenous testosterone shouldn't be dismissed out of hand because of the FUD surrounding steroids. If you haven't seen the documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster", I highly recommend it.

by Y-bar 5y ago

qwerty456127 5y ago

This is why I'm only going to do this after the rate of their production actually falls significantly below the healthy adult level. When they are not produced anyway it seems nothing to loose. I didn't know this is also the case with the growth hormone, however. I thought this only applies to testosterone, also tyroxine and some other hormones.

southeastern 5y ago
At that point you still have a natural production, it's just less than at your lifetime peak. You can still destabilize your hormone signaling further and get symptoms like hypogonadism and gynomastia-- to say there's nothing to lose isn't quite right.
- bigwavedave 5y ago
  > At that point you still have a natural production, it's just less than at your lifetime peak. You can still destabilize your hormone signaling further and get symptoms like hypogonadism and gynomastia-- to say there's nothing to lose isn't quite right. Sure, there isn't "nothing to lose", but let's not kid ourselves- if you're past retirement age and in a position to essentially be on TRT for the rest of your life, hypogonadism isn't a big deal unless for some crazy reason TRT becomes unavailable. As for gynecomastia, it's very easily managed with an aromatase inhibitor like exemestane or anastrozole. I'm not saying there aren't risks or possible side effects, but exogenous testosterone shouldn't be dismissed out of hand because of the FUD surrounding steroids. If you haven't seen the documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster", I highly recommend it.