Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 High prolactin will cause a low T count. He should check with his doctor to make sure there is not a tumor in his pituitary. If not, they can prescribe Bromocriptine (Parlodel) or Dostinex. But, as I have been learning, you need to deal with the prolactin before you can properly address the T. Ned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Hi E., 24!!! I have to ask: is that " serum testosterone " ? are the units in ng/dL or ng/L? Peace, Bruce > Hi there. Thank you so much for your post on WebMD. It really > really helped. > > However, if you don't mind I do have a few questions. Please forgive > my ignorance but I'm still very new at this! > > I'm not sure if this makes any difference, the doctors don't seem to > think so but I'm still wondering. > > DH had testicular surgery in 2001 (he was 21 then) for a cyst that > developed in his " sac " . Surgery went well and all was removed. It > was not attached to his testes just in the sac. > > After his surgery his libido took a nose dive, gradually its gotten > better. So I'm wondering if maybe there was too much trauma to his > boys??? I've read that severe trauma can cause low count? > > You stated that testosterone @ 396 is good for a 60 yr old and my dh > is 24!! That really scared me. Our endo said it was good where its > at, I'll definately ask him about that. > > I'm not sure if I mentioned that the ONLY levels that were not where > they should be were testosterone & prolactin. All others are fine. > So does this mean that he has testicular failure? > > I'm sorry if I'm confusing you. I'm just a little confused myself! > > Thank you so much for all your help! > E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 On Wed, 26 May 2004 18:54:40 -0000, you wrote: >Hi there. Thank you so much for your post on WebMD. It really >really helped. > >However, if you don't mind I do have a few questions. Please forgive >my ignorance but I'm still very new at this! > >I'm not sure if this makes any difference, the doctors don't seem to >think so but I'm still wondering. > >DH had testicular surgery in 2001 (he was 21 then) for a cyst that >developed in his " sac " . Surgery went well and all was removed. It >was not attached to his testes just in the sac. > >After his surgery his libido took a nose dive, gradually its gotten >better. So I'm wondering if maybe there was too much trauma to his >boys??? I've read that severe trauma can cause low count? > >You stated that testosterone @ 396 is good for a 60 yr old and my dh >is 24!! That really scared me. Our endo said it was good where its >at, I'll definately ask him about that. > >I'm not sure if I mentioned that the ONLY levels that were not where >they should be were testosterone & prolactin. All others are fine. >So does this mean that he has testicular failure? > >I'm sorry if I'm confusing you. I'm just a little confused myself! > >Thank you so much for all your help! >E. A common cause of low T is a pituitary tumor called a prolcatinoma they are generally not serious and easily treated with medicine. They cause high prolactin levels and reduce testosterone production. _______ Vote Bush/Voldemort 2004! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 And is it total? or free? Brad > > Hi there. Thank you so much for your post on WebMD. It really > > really helped. > > > > However, if you don't mind I do have a few questions. Please > forgive > > my ignorance but I'm still very new at this! > > > > I'm not sure if this makes any difference, the doctors don't > seem to > > think so but I'm still wondering. > > > > DH had testicular surgery in 2001 (he was 21 then) for a cyst > that > > developed in his " sac " . Surgery went well and all was > removed. It > > was not attached to his testes just in the sac. > > > > After his surgery his libido took a nose dive, gradually its gotten > > better. So I'm wondering if maybe there was too much trauma > to his > > boys??? I've read that severe trauma can cause low count? > > > > You stated that testosterone @ 396 is good for a 60 yr old and > my dh > > is 24!! That really scared me. Our endo said it was good > where its > > at, I'll definately ask him about that. > > > > I'm not sure if I mentioned that the ONLY levels that were not > where > > they should be were testosterone & prolactin. All others are > fine. > > So does this mean that he has testicular failure? > > > > I'm sorry if I'm confusing you. I'm just a little confused myself! > > > > Thank you so much for all your help! > > E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 On Wed, 26 May 2004 22:15:55 -0000, you wrote: >And is it total? or free? > >Brad > > >> Hi E., >> >> 24!!! I have to ask: is that " serum testosterone " ? are the units in >> ng/dL or ng/L? >> He said its DH- which I take as DHT, dihydrotestosterone. _______ Vote Bush/Voldemort 2004! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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