Re: Newly Diagnosed w/hypogonadism

[Guest guest]

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 21:48:23 -0000, you wrote:

>

>I am in my second marriage and for the last 4 years I have treated my

>wife like she was my sister, with my sex drive and desire next to

>nil. It wasn't until a month ago that bloodwork showed my

>testosterone levels to be very low. My doc put me on androgel lube

>which I take each moring and rub onto my arm and let it dry. It

>takes about 3 months to show if it is working etc. and bringing up

>your testosterone levels. Today I went to an endocrinologist who

>ordered an MRI for next week of my brain and additional bloodwork

>today. I am really scared if she finds anything in my brain.

>

>Most recently I have been having alot of headaches etc.

Have they given you a prolactin test? Do you know the result?

You'll get better answers if you can give some of your test results,

etc.

In the meantime reading this will give you some knowledge of what your

doc is or should be up to:

http://www.aace.com/clin/guidelines/hypogonadism.pdf

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Just another albino black sheep

[Guest guest]

Hi,

First, don't worry about the MRI. Standard procedure. Sometimes benign

tumors in the pituitary gland cause hypogonadism. If you have one, it's

treatable. Nowhere near life-threatening. Headaches are not related. It does

need to be checked, just in case.

Can you post your new lab results when you get them, along with the ones

from last month? Those will tell us a lot about how Androgel works for you

(results vary among patients). The kind of tests your doc orders will say a lot

about her knowledge about treating hypogonadism.

Are you planning to have kids? TRT can make you sterile. Other approaches

may be available.

Bruce

> I am in my second marriage and for the last 4 years I have treated my

> wife like she was my sister, with my sex drive and desire next to

> nil. It wasn't until a month ago that bloodwork showed my

> testosterone levels to be very low. My doc put me on androgel lube

> which I take each moring and rub onto my arm and let it dry. It

> takes about 3 months to show if it is working etc. and bringing up

> your testosterone levels. Today I went to an endocrinologist who

> ordered an MRI for next week of my brain and additional bloodwork

> today. I am really scared if she finds anything in my brain.

>

> Most recently I have been having alot of headaches etc.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

The wife must be in on this adventure or else.

The sex drive is essential of course, but if you then have trouble

having erections, this is called ED and can have lots of causes.

There are several forms of T therapy including hormone pellets which

require no day to day involvement by the patient till the new pellets

are installed after 4 months.

You may want to try viagra to give you more confidence as you begin

this new adventure with your wife.

ernestnolan

> I am in my second marriage and for the last 4 years I have treated my

> wife like she was my sister, with my sex drive and desire next to

> nil. It wasn't until a month ago that bloodwork showed my

> testosterone levels to be very low. My doc put me on androgel lube

> which I take each moring and rub onto my arm and let it dry. It

> takes about 3 months to show if it is working etc. and bringing up

> your testosterone levels. Today I went to an endocrinologist who

> ordered an MRI for next week of my brain and additional bloodwork

> today. I am really scared if she finds anything in my brain.

>

> Most recently I have been having alot of headaches etc.

[Guest guest]

Hello, what does the the Androgel package say, is it a 2.5 or

5 gram package? Also, it sure should not take three months to find

out if it is working. The testosterone gets absorbed very quickly

and starts your levels rising, depending on the dose, you should

feel a nice difference I am quessing after may 3-5 days or so,

at least I do when I knock off for a while or cut back and then go

back to normal again. Curious what dosage you are on.

norton

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> > I am in my second marriage and for the last 4 years I have

treated my

> > wife like she was my sister, with my sex drive and desire next

to

> > nil. It wasn't until a month ago that bloodwork showed my

> > testosterone levels to be very low. My doc put me on androgel

lube

> > which I take each moring and rub onto my arm and let it dry. It

> > takes about 3 months to show if it is working etc. and bringing

up

> > your testosterone levels. Today I went to an endocrinologist

who

> > ordered an MRI for next week of my brain and additional

bloodwork

> > today. I am really scared if she finds anything in my brain.

> >

> > Most recently I have been having alot of headaches etc.