Re: Re: Testosterone Test/Update

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Most recommend checking it twice before beginning replacement Rx. Don't know if Spiro affects assay. May your pressure be low!CE Grim MS, MDSpecializing in DifficultHypertensionOn Mar 29, 2012, at 20:29, <jclark24p@...> wrote:

I believe she said it is below the low end of the range which would make sense if she is suggesting T-therapy. I don't know a lot about it so that will be one of my next research project! (I just checked my online labs but it is not downloaded yet or I don't know wnat to look for. They impose a 1wk delay to give the doctor chance to discuss if necessary.)

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> > I spoke with one of the nurses at the VA yesterday and you will never believe it, the test I had the other day shows I have low testosterone, GO FIGURE! I don't have the actual numbers tonight but she said my PCP has written me a letter and is proposing treatment with either a patch or shot every 2 weeks. (I will defer the answer until my return from NIH. They may have some suggestions and I probably will not need any extra T down there! ;>) )

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> > I need to "get on the stump" and ask again, Why do we continue using a medicine that impacts something totally irrelevent to the condition being treated when there is a medicine that doesn't have that side effect?

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> > Should the protocol for treating with Spironolactone start with a testosterone test to establish a baseline? This would be valuable so you could use science to determine what is going on instead of the "I Guess" method. In my case the loss of body hair ws the first sign.

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> > IMHO, a low test result should at least raise the question if spiro is appropriate. A follow up could see if testosterone had dipped too low and indicate a change was in order.

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> > Hopefully I've started to make my point and there are many more situations to look at.

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> > Before you ladies think you are immune you might want to Pubmed "female" and "testosterone" Then you can decide which of the 33,462 hits you find you want to look at! I stopped at #3, here check it out:

> > source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22449989

> > title: Androgen in postmenopausal women.

> > my take away: "Female androgen insufficiency, which is characterized by the presence of reduced androgen level in circulation, leads to an impairment in sexual drive, reduced libido, depressed mood, and signs and symptoms of limited androgen exposure such as decreased muscle mass, reduced bone density and decreased sense of well-being. An appropriate level of androgen may play important roles in metabolic, psychological and sexual functions in women."

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> > Does any of that concern you? (I can tell you that NIH made a special call to ask when I last had a bone denisity test and then added a "Bone density Dexa scan" as my first test! I plan to ask why!)

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Good let them know it was low. Has booby pain gone or decreased?May your pressure be low!CE Grim MS, MDSpecializing in DifficultHypertensionOn Mar 29, 2012, at 23:14, <jclark24p@...> wrote:

I've been off spiro for 3 months and a week! I bet NIH will know how to test it and that will be the second test.

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> > > > I spoke with one of the nurses at the VA yesterday and you will never believe it, the test I had the other day shows I have low testosterone, GO FIGURE! I don't have the actual numbers tonight but she said my PCP has written me a letter and is proposing treatment with either a patch or shot every 2 weeks. (I will defer the answer until my return from NIH. They may have some suggestions and I probably will not need any extra T down there! ;>) )

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> > > > I need to "get on the stump" and ask again, Why do we continue using a medicine that impacts something totally irrelevent to the condition being treated when there is a medicine that doesn't have that side effect?

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> > > > Should the protocol for treating with Spironolactone start with a testosterone test to establish a baseline? This would be valuable so you could use science to determine what is going on instead of the "I Guess" method. In my case the loss of body hair ws the first sign.

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> > > > IMHO, a low test result should at least raise the question if spiro is appropriate. A follow up could see if testosterone had dipped too low and indicate a change was in order.

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> > > > Hopefully I've started to make my point and there are many more situations to look at.

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> > > > Before you ladies think you are immune you might want to Pubmed "female" and "testosterone" Then you can decide which of the 33,462 hits you find you want to look at! I stopped at #3, here check it out:

> > > > source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22449989

> > > > title: Androgen in postmenopausal women.

> > > > my take away: "Female androgen insufficiency, which is characterized by the presence of reduced androgen level in circulation, leads to an impairment in sexual drive, reduced libido, depressed mood, and signs and symptoms of limited androgen exposure such as decreased muscle mass, reduced bone density and decreased sense of well-being. An appropriate level of androgen may play important roles in metabolic, psychological and sexual functions in women."

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> > > > Does any of that concern you? (I can tell you that NIH made a special call to ask when I last had a bone denisity test and then added a "Bone density Dexa scan" as my first test! I plan to ask why!)

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