| d hamilton 2007-02-01, 8:26 am |
| On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:59:36 GMT, Wanderer <unlisted@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:28:50 -0500, dwaynefowler@hotmail.com wrote
>(in article <1169508530.307978.205330@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com> ):
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>2 simple points: if Viagra works for you but you get a hungover feeling, try
>taking less of it. For many users, less is more. That is, you get the same
>erection without the hangover and nasal effects. I take 25 mg or less and
>experience hardly any side effects.
>
>Second point. You don't just decide to start TRT, you first need to take
>blood tests. If your T levels are adequate, TRT is not indicated. You can
>Google to find out the right blood tests to ask your doctor for. Or maybe
>someone here will post the list. It includes T, FREE T, estradiol and a bunch
>of other things.
>
>Low libido and ED can be caused by testosterone deficiency, but they can also
>be caused by a lot of other things: lifestyle, medications, psychological
>factors, etc. If low T turns out to be your problem, you can expect an
>increase in energy and libido. If it is NOT your problem, you can expect to
>get a little hairier, and wind up with smaller testicles.
>
>Wanderer
These are the items I had checked (based on things I read here) five
years ago:
SHBG, FSH, Testosterone, Estradiol, Prolactin, TSH,
LH, Free T, Total Estrogens and DHEA.
As many of you know, my prolactin was elevated due to pituitary
tumors. This caused my T to be low.
As a result I had no libido, preferred sleep to sex, had trouble
maintaining erections when I attempted to have sex, etc. And I
couldn't lose weight no matter what I tried.
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