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lower testosterone is a lifestyle issue that can be fixed easier with prescribed testosterone but that’s a shortcut that has its own perils
by sabbaticaldev 2y ago
lower testosterone is a lifestyle issue that can be fixed easier with prescribed testosterone but that’s a shortcut that has its own perils
- snikeris 2y agoLike infertility.
- omnicognate 2y agoYes, this is absolutely a risk. Not one that matters to me, but something anybody considering it should be aware of.
- Retric 2y agoInfertility shows up with both low and high levels of testosterone. So for some people taking testosterone actually increases sperm production while it harms others. The issue with these kinds of discussions is people talk about “low T” without defining a specific number as low and normal.
- omnicognate 2y agoVery true about the lack of a number, but that's part of the problem domain. A number that is healthy for one person is associated with symptoms of hypgonadism (that respond to treatment) in another. Complex dynamic systems are involved, and serum testosterone level is a single, crude measurement. That's why I'd recommend anybody to get their levels of testosterone and other hormones checked periodically, so that any sudden change can be identified (and perhaps we can collect data to better understand the epidemiology of such sudden changes).
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- omnicognate 2y agoThere's a certain frustration to being told your condition is a "lifestyle issue" by someone with absolutely no knowledge of your lifestyle. In my original post I linked an Imperial College paper about a potential mechanism for permanent testestorone reduction after COVID due to death of GnRH system neurons. What lifestyle change do you propose that would cause these to regrow?