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TRT has its disadvantages, such as (1) you have to take it for the rest of your life, and (2) a higher risk of certain cancers. It sounds a bit scary, to be hon

TRT has its disadvantages, such as (1) you have to take it for the rest of your life, and (2) a higher risk of certain cancers. It sounds a bit scary, to be honest.

wonderwonder 4y ago
sure, there are tradeoffs to everything. Your points are valid, but so is the view point of OP potentially losing his partner for the rest of their life if sex is that important to them. TRT can provide many other benefits as well both physical and mental. Increased cancer risk is probably greatly reduced just by eating a proper diet and being physically active which being on TRT may motivate. As for taking it the rest of your life, its not a big deal, you can pin yourself once a week or get a pellet implanted that has to be replaced every 4 months. I just inject myself once a week, takes less than 5 minutes all in. My mental health & focus has vastly improved and i have more energy to actually play with my kids after work. My Dr. also monitors my blood work every 8 weeks and just due to this, my liver function is healthy after having elevated levels due to fatty liver for the last 15 years.
concinds 4y ago
The "high-performance" doctors (for athletes/businessmen) I've seen tend to be very pro TRT. If you're low T, TRT will increase your energy, confidence, sex drive, serenity, and quality of life; and it'll also very significantly decrease your risk of heart disease and heart attacks even in old age. Even looking at the pure cost-benefit of TRT (without even considering whether it'll help GP's sex life) it's an easy decision to make. Low testosterone is vastly underdiagnosed. Some tests define 240 ng/dL as normal testosterones levels for a 19 year old man. That's low even for a 70 year old. No man alive will even function at their real cognitive capacity at such low levels (brain fog is a low T symptom). Obviously, in a medical system that defines 240-300ng/dL Test as normal, TRT won't be the mainstream treatment. Its "controversialness" is completely unearned. https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-xpm-2013-09-15-ct-biz-0915-outside-opinion-pro-20130915-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-xpm-2013-09-15-ct...
- DoingIsLearning 4y ago
  I am not going to argue on the pros/cons of TRT on life quality but this submission specifically describes lower sperm count in the general population. Theoretically TRT would actually make a patient's sperm count worse.
  - wonderwonder 4y ago
    Sure, but it doesn't even matter if you aren't having sex.

TRT has its disadvantages, such as (1) you have to take it for the rest of your life, and (2) a higher risk of certain cancers. It sounds a bit scary, to be honest.

wonderwonder 4y ago

sure, there are tradeoffs to everything. Your points are valid, but so is the view point of OP potentially losing his partner for the rest of their life if sex is that important to them. TRT can provide many other benefits as well both physical and mental. Increased cancer risk is probably greatly reduced just by eating a proper diet and being physically active which being on TRT may motivate. As for taking it the rest of your life, its not a big deal, you can pin yourself once a week or get a pellet implanted that has to be replaced every 4 months. I just inject myself once a week, takes less than 5 minutes all in. My mental health & focus has vastly improved and i have more energy to actually play with my kids after work. My Dr. also monitors my blood work every 8 weeks and just due to this, my liver function is healthy after having elevated levels due to fatty liver for the last 15 years.

concinds 4y ago

The "high-performance" doctors (for athletes/businessmen) I've seen tend to be very pro TRT. If you're low T, TRT will increase your energy, confidence, sex drive, serenity, and quality of life; and it'll also very significantly decrease your risk of heart disease and heart attacks even in old age. Even looking at the pure cost-benefit of TRT (without even considering whether it'll help GP's sex life) it's an easy decision to make. Low testosterone is vastly underdiagnosed. Some tests define 240 ng/dL as normal testosterones levels for a 19 year old man. That's low even for a 70 year old. No man alive will even function at their real cognitive capacity at such low levels (brain fog is a low T symptom). Obviously, in a medical system that defines 240-300ng/dL Test as normal, TRT won't be the mainstream treatment. Its "controversialness" is completely unearned. https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-xpm-2013-09-15-ct-biz-0915-outside-opinion-pro-20130915-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-xpm-2013-09-15-ct...

DoingIsLearning 4y ago
I am not going to argue on the pros/cons of TRT on life quality but this submission specifically describes lower sperm count in the general population. Theoretically TRT would actually make a patient's sperm count worse.
- wonderwonder 4y ago
  Sure, but it doesn't even matter if you aren't having sex.