Re: can testosterone therapy fail?

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> Subject: can testosterone therapy " fail " ?

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> Hello,

> If a person has very low testosterone, and is given

> the cream or the injections, can this therapy " fail " ?

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> Will it definitely increase your levels? or is there

> a chance your body will just pass it out of your system?

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> Thanks.

Not every delivery system is right for every patient.

Some men may have skin that is not sufficiently permeable to permit

the use of transdermal products.

I would expect that injections would work in almost every patient.

Any method will " fail " if the dose is too low.

Your body will ultimately metabolize the testosterone.

Brad

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Hi,

Traditional TRT can fail, usually because of conversion of the

supplemental testosterone to estradiol (E2) . Successful

long-term TRT generally includes E2 management. Other failure

causes are poor absorption of creams or gels. Injections can

cause problems of " peaks and valleys " , that is high and low

levels, plus higher converion of supplemental T to E2. External

factors like stress and overexertion can reduce T benefits.

Successful treatment includes finding the right delivery system

(cream, gel, patches, injections or pellets), reaching therapeutic

T levels (higher than " in range " ), regular lab testing, and

management of T-E2 conversion. First you need to find a doctor

who understands how and why to do this.

If your symptoms merit TRT, and you get good treatment, you'll

be glad you did.

(Personally I'm having trouble getting T level high, for unknown

reasons, but I'm confident this will eventually get straightened

out.)

Bruce

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> Subject: can testosterone therapy " fail " ?

>

>

> Hello,

> If a person has very low testosterone, and is given

> the cream or the injections, can this therapy " fail " ?

>

> Will it definitely increase your levels? or is there

> a chance your body will just pass it out of your system?

>

> Thanks.

[Guest guest]

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> From: smith53@...

> Date: 2004/06/04 Fri AM 11:56:23 EDT

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> Subject: Re: can testosterone therapy " fail " ?

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One condition that can cause T therapy to fail is a high Prolactin count. This

can be caused by a tumor in the pitutary or some other chemical reason.

Regardless of the reason, the Prolactin must be addressed first.

Ned

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Good Point. Address Prolactin first if it is out of wack. Fixing

that can fix all the problems, if it is a problem in the first place.

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> > From: smith53@S...

> > Date: 2004/06/04 Fri AM 11:56:23 EDT

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> > Subject: Re: can testosterone therapy " fail " ?

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> One condition that can cause T therapy to fail is a high Prolactin

count. This can be caused by a tumor in the pitutary or some other

chemical reason. Regardless of the reason, the Prolactin must be

addressed first.

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> Ned

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

May doctors providing TRT do not provide enough to raise the level to

700 - 900 which is the level needed to enjoy the benefits of TRT.

The normal supply from the testicles stops and the dosage must be high

enough to offset that loss and also provide an additional amount to

raise your level. New doctors getting started in hormone therapy

without decades of experience and success are not confident enough to

give the correct dosage. Pharmaceutical reps guide the doctors wrong.

Many different thearapies provide spurts of T and will also cause the

body to convert T to E. If you use pellets, the gradal dose because of

dissolving over 4 months does not typically cause that problem.

Trouble is finding a pellet doctor that will treat men for andopause.

ernestnolan

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> Subject: can testosterone therapy " fail " ?

>

>

> Hello,

> If a person has very low testosterone, and is given

> the cream or the injections, can this therapy " fail " ?

>

> Will it definitely increase your levels? or is there

> a chance your body will just pass it out of your system?

>

> Thanks.