Re: help -- restoring natural testosterone production

[Guest guest]

Dear AAI do not know any doctor in Boston.  In fact, I really do not know anyone but a few doctors who are willing to use the HPGA protocol described in my book.  

But there are doctors who work legally via telemedicine if you are interested.  Email me directly for more information.

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 9:41 PM, <onlineaa@...> wrote:

Hi,I am a 46 year old HIV+ man.  I have been using compounded testosterone cream (200mg/ml once per day) for the last three years.  I am not yet on HAART as my VL is very low (around 200) and my T cells are in the normal range (600 to 800) consistently.  I've been POZ for almost 8 years.  My total testosterone spikes to about 1500 about an hour after administration (this seems high) but I assume it levels off at a normal range.  The effects that are concerning to me are (ironically) low libido, sometimes non-existant, and extreme testicular atrophy  that has occurred over time since I started on the cream.  I think this implies that I was producing some level of testosterone before the cream (suggesting secondary hypogonadism?).

The reason for my post is that I would like to find a doctor in the Boston area who can determine if my hypogonadism can be reversed.  I have read and heard that even after long-time testosterone supplementation (and associated hypogonadism), that with the proper protocol, the natural production of testosterone can come back.

I've read both Testosterone:  A Man's Guide by Vergel, and Anabolic Steroids A Question of Muscle, by Scally.  The latter describes a test protocol to determine if the hypogonadism is Primary (testicular failure), secondary (hypothalmic-pituitary failure), or both.  I am not convinced that I suffer from Primary hypogonadism as no such tests have been tried.

Ideally I would like to find a doctor in Boston who is versed in HIV treatment as well as in hypogonadism and its treatment as mentioned above.I have talked to my doctor about this, but he is clearly uncomfortable to even try the tests suggested in Testosterone.  I would like to find someone who can determine for sure if this is my fate.

Thanks for reading and I would appreciate any references or advice on the matter.  I'm sure there must be others out there who have, or are facing, this situation.AA

-- Regards, VergelBook link

[Guest guest]

AA,

You could go see Munariez, MD, the head of the sexual medicine clinic at Boston Medical Center. He is forward thinking about hormones, in both men and women.

http://www.bumc.bu.edu/urology/faculty/munarriz/

Personally I have been using the Tong Ren energy healing groups to raise my own testosterone levels.

A combination of vitamins and Tong Ren therapy has been helping raise CD4 T cells in some of my patients as well. See www.tomtam.com for info about Tong Ren. There are Tong Ren healing sessions at The Boston Living Center on Monday evenings, and Thursday at lunch. There is also a healing group at Spaulding Rehab. Hospital, Sundays, 5:30pm, 8th floor.

AA, eMail me if you want more information.

charlie

nutrishn@...

www.eatupbooks.com

help -- restoring natural testosterone production

Hi,

I am a 46 year old HIV+ man. I have been using compounded testosterone cream (200mg/ml once per day) for the last three years. I am not yet on HAART as my VL is very low (around 200) and my T cells are in the normal range (600 to 800) consistently. I've been POZ for almost 8 years. My total testosterone spikes to about 1500 about an hour after administration (this seems high) but I assume it levels off at a normal range. The effects that are concerning to me are (ironically) low libido, sometimes non-existant, and extreme testicular atrophy that has occurred over time since I started on the cream. I think this implies that I was producing some level of testosterone before the cream (suggesting secondary hypogonadism?).

The reason for my post is that I would like to find a doctor in the Boston area who can determine if my hypogonadism can be reversed. I have read and heard that even after long-time testosterone supplementation (and associated hypogonadism), that with the proper protocol, the natural production of testosterone can come back.

I've read both Testosterone: A Man's Guide by Vergel, and Anabolic Steroids A Question of Muscle, by Scally. The latter describes a test protocol to determine if the hypogonadism is Primary (testicular failure), secondary (hypothalmic-pituitary failure), or both. I am not convinced that I suffer from Primary hypogonadism as no such tests have been tried.

Ideally I would like to find a doctor in Boston who is versed in HIV treatment as well as in hypogonadism and its treatment as mentioned above.

I have talked to my doctor about this, but he is clearly uncomfortable to even try the tests suggested in Testosterone. I would like to find someone who can determine for sure if this is my fate.

Thanks for reading and I would appreciate any references or advice on the matter. I'm sure there must be others out there who have, or are facing, this situation.

AA

[Guest guest]

I have personally met with Dr. Munnariz at BU Medical. I did not find him to be forward

thinking. All he wanted to do was

have me take tons of testosterone…. a guaranteed recipe for HPTA

shutdown.

He will not follow ’s recommended protocal. Very few doctors want to even bother to

learn anything about Human Chorionic Gonadatrophin which can help to keep your

testicles operating while taking Testosterone exogenously.

Unless he has changed his tune in

the past 4 years.

There is another doctor who I saw, Morgentaler in Brookline. I found him to be somewhat better.

[Guest guest]

I have personally met with Dr. Munnariz at BU Medical. I did not find him to be forward

thinking. All he wanted to do was

have me take tons of testosterone…. a guaranteed recipe for HPTA

shutdown.

He will not follow ’s recommended protocal. Very few doctors want to even bother to

learn anything about Human Chorionic Gonadatrophin which can help to keep your

testicles operating while taking Testosterone exogenously.

Unless he has changed his tune in

the past 4 years.

There is another doctor who I saw, Morgentaler in Brookline. I found him to be somewhat better.