While research is ongoing, these potential benefits are good news for men’s overall health. In a summary of recent research published by the Mayo Clinic, the authors found evidence that men receiving TRT were at lower risk of death due to heart attack than those not receiving therapy. They often see gains in physical health, sexual performance, and even their sense of emotional wellbeing. We use metrics established by the Endocrine Society to determine if your testosterone levels indicate the presence of hypogonadism (Low T). If you think you might be suffering from Low T, a blood test is the only way you can determine, definitively, if low testosterone is the problem or if something else is causing your symptoms. In diagnosing clinical, chronic low testosterone, what really matters is how you’re feeling — your symptoms. You also want a provider who understands hormone therapy generally, and not just Testosterone Replacement Therapy. If your treatment requires estrogen blockers or blood donation, which are common side effects of HRT, we handle those at the clinic itself as much as possible. Your provider can help to keep them from becoming a problem, but it will be necessary to do repeated blood tests and to regularly evaluate your symptoms and overall response. What you’re doing is a proactive step toward maintaining your health and being the best you that you can be! Seriously, it’s an easy process that’s made easier still by pleasant professionals who know what they’re doing and will make sure you’re informed and comfortable. The symptoms that led me to getting my levels checked were certainly there for a while before I went, and I can honestly and (very!) happily say that those symptoms have really gotten kicked to the curb since starting TRT. It’s simple, it’s free, and it helps others, so it’s truly a win/win situation. In other words, just donate some blood to the charity of your choice. In simple terms, excess red blood cells are removed in order to reduce viscosity and relieve potential exertion. The second step is finding the correct testosterone dosage. Conversely, medication used to treat male pattern balding and/or non-cancerous growth of the prostate (BPH) can artificially lower your PSA reading. In fact, it’s not even clear that a baseline for prostate-specific antigens even exists. The more interesting debate at this point is the potential consequence of increasing a man’s testosterone level, even to a normal range, in the presence of an existing prostatic growth. When you receive Testosterone Replacement Therapy here at TCT, we start off your treatment by checking various markers in your blood. The use of supplementary testosterone caused pCA to increase. An enzyme in your body breaks down testosterone, and DHT interacts with your hypersensitive follicles.
