Have you noticed that you have less energy than youonce did? Do you notice an increase in body fat when you look in the mirror andfind that it’s getting tougher to lose those extra pounds than it used to be?What about a decrease in muscle tone? Do you find that its harder to sleep atnight and that you’re more restless than you once were? Would your spouse saythat you have less interest? What about a lack of focus? Do you find that youseem increasingly irritable and more depressed? These are all signs of low T.Here are few things to know
Testosteronereplacement therapy is as an area of medicine that your primary care physicianis probably not a specialist in. Having a physician with extensive experiencein vital and will ensure optimal results. Because TRT is such a specializedarea of medicine, that you see more specialty clinics. The reason being thatthese physicians are more capable of administering and monitoring a patientundergoing TRT than one with minimal experience.
TRT, when administered by an experienced physician, hasvery few negative side effects. Although it’s contraindicated for men withpre-existing prostate cancer. Make sure to discuss all possible side effectswith your physician during your initial consult.
Some benefits can be observed almost immediately, whilesome others may take longer. Vitality can improve in only a few shortweeks. So can depression, however the loss of body fat and an increased muscle masswill take a few months to plateau. Most people however WILL notice a markedimprovement rapidly and feel like a new man in just a short period of time.
A "normal" testosterone reading can bemisleading. It is important to have your total, free and bioavailable testosteronemeasured to get a more accurate understanding of your overall hormonal health.Whatever your levels are now don’t show a trend unless you know what yourlevels were years ago. So unless you have been tracking your T levels since youwere in your 20’s, your lab results may not indicate how much your testosteronelevels have actually declined and for how long. A reading of 500 ng/dl doesn’tseem that low on the surface but if you used to be at 1000 ng/dl, one could sayyou’re significantly low.
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) should be consideredwhen evaluating the symptoms, not necessarily the blood values. If you achronic lack of energy, gain fat easily, find it difficult gaining muscle(despite being on a weight training regimen), have reduced “vitality”, and feeldepression quite often, TRT may benefit you greatly. Often physicians will treatthe symptoms and prescribe a medication for depression, weight loss andsleeplessness. These prescription drugs have many negative side effects areoften costly and only mask the symptoms. Bio-Identical hormone replacementtherapy is a way to treat the underlying reason for these symptoms and haveresults that will make a huge improvement in the quality of life of the men whoare on TRT.
You have multiple choices in how you can treat low T. Thereare creams, patches, implanted pellets yet, testosterone injections give youthe best results. Ultimately you will need to decide what method best suitsyour lifestyle.
In general, low testosterone, or hypogonadism, hasmostly been a problem for middle age men (and older). A study in 2006 reported 39%of men over the age of 45 suffer from testosterone deficiency. A separate studystated that while 13 million men in the United States might suffer from lowtestosterone, less than 10% get treatment.
Those numbers may be high, and reflect only the men whowere clinically deficient and had been tested for their levels. It does notconsider the millions of men whose lab tests say they may be either withinnormal levels or had not been tested for T deficiency despite showing symptoms.
It also does not take into consideration the men whodon't typically get their T levels tested because they are in their 20’s or 30’sand don’t make the connection between their symptoms and their T levels.Millions of them are probably deficient as well. Not just because of aging, butmost likely due to environmental estrogens, pituitary and T reducing chemicals thatwe use every day.
It's been reported that the testosterone levels oftoday's average man is potentially half of what their grandfather's was at thesame point in life several decades ago.
For informationof how to get tested and to schedule a consultation to learn more about hormonereplacement therapy, please call us at 561-277-8260 or email us at info@novagenix.org. Our expert medical staff will be glad to answer all ofyour questions and help you decide if TRT is right for you.
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