Re: Any good Houston area docs for low T?

[Guest guest]

A friend of mine from Houston is being treated by someone he

recommends very highly. Apparently the guy is well-published and has

a great deal of expertise.

I'll get the name and contact info for you, but it may take a few days.

Brad

>

> New to the group with my first post here. I'm 34 with low T (150-

> 200 before TRT) and after almost 2 months on Testim my T levels are

> up to a whopping 260. The nurse left a message on the machine

> saying my levels were " normal " (normal levels being 240 - 800).

> Well obviously I called them back and told them that I my libido

> (and ED) wasn't where I wanted it to be. Like many other posts I've

> seen, I saw improvement the first couple of weeks of taking Testim

> but the results faded quickly. What bothers me is that my current

> doc has never tested anything but total T, LH and prolactin. Never

> any tests of free T, E2 or any of the other tests that seem to be

> needed to properly diagnose the problem. I did have an MRI of my

> pituitary gland which set me back $600 despite good insurance. In

> the end, my diagnosis came back as " idiopathic " as well and I was

> put on Testim with limited results as I mentioned earlier.

>

> Does anyone know of any doctors in the Houston area who are

> competent at treating hypogonadism? We have a huge medical

> community here so there must be a doc out there that " gets " it.

>

> Thanks and God Bless.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

It has been several years since I spent the winter in Houston and had

to travel over to see Dr. Lovell in Baton Rogue to get a new set of

pellets installed subcutaneously. Cost is about the same but it is

trouble free till the need for the next set of pellets in 4 months

typically. There is no easy way to find a good endocrinologist but Dr.

Lovell was trained by Dr. Greenblatt. Check his credentials on the

internet.

You need to reach a level between 800 and 1000 to have the benefits

mentioned in the books by Dr. Eugene Shippen for instance.

You will get an instant boost in erection capability as your

testosterone ramps up to the higher level but when it stabilizes at

the higher level that party is over. If you had ED before it will

creep back in agian. At 61 I thought the TRT would fix everything but

no. I had to go on trimix therapy (before viagra and such then).

Both still work great at 74.

ernestnolan

>

> New to the group with my first post here. I'm 34 with low T (150-

> 200 before TRT) and after almost 2 months on Testim my T levels are

> up to a whopping 260. The nurse left a message on the machine

> saying my levels were " normal " (normal levels being 240 - 800).

> Well obviously I called them back and told them that I my libido

> (and ED) wasn't where I wanted it to be. Like many other posts I've

> seen, I saw improvement the first couple of weeks of taking Testim

> but the results faded quickly. What bothers me is that my current

> doc has never tested anything but total T, LH and prolactin. Never

> any tests of free T, E2 or any of the other tests that seem to be

> needed to properly diagnose the problem. I did have an MRI of my

> pituitary gland which set me back $600 despite good insurance. In

> the end, my diagnosis came back as " idiopathic " as well and I was

> put on Testim with limited results as I mentioned earlier.

>

> Does anyone know of any doctors in the Houston area who are

> competent at treating hypogonadism? We have a huge medical

> community here so there must be a doc out there that " gets " it.

>

> Thanks and God Bless.

>

[Guest guest]

Okay, I have it.

Try:

D. MD

Texas Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology

7400 Fannin Suite 850

Houston, TX 77054

713-791-1874

There is a web site:

http://www.hormoneproblems.com/

There is a blurb about Doc

http://www.hormoneproblems.com/KS_bio.htm

My friend took the opportunity to once again lavish praise on Dr.

knowledge and he is apparently pleasant to deal with.

Hopefully you'll feel the same.

Good luck.

Brad

> >

> > New to the group with my first post here. I'm 34 with low T (150-

> > 200 before TRT) and after almost 2 months on Testim my T levels are

> > up to a whopping 260. The nurse left a message on the machine

> > saying my levels were " normal " (normal levels being 240 - 800).

> > Well obviously I called them back and told them that I my libido

> > (and ED) wasn't where I wanted it to be. Like many other posts I've

> > seen, I saw improvement the first couple of weeks of taking Testim

> > but the results faded quickly. What bothers me is that my current

> > doc has never tested anything but total T, LH and prolactin. Never

> > any tests of free T, E2 or any of the other tests that seem to be

> > needed to properly diagnose the problem. I did have an MRI of my

> > pituitary gland which set me back $600 despite good insurance. In

> > the end, my diagnosis came back as " idiopathic " as well and I was

> > put on Testim with limited results as I mentioned earlier.

> >

> > Does anyone know of any doctors in the Houston area who are

> > competent at treating hypogonadism? We have a huge medical

> > community here so there must be a doc out there that " gets " it.

> >

> > Thanks and God Bless.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Brad, I really appreciate your help here. I will definitely give

Dr. a call. I hope I can return the favor to you or someone

on this board in the future.

Tyler

> > >

> > > New to the group with my first post here. I'm 34 with low T

(150-

> > > 200 before TRT) and after almost 2 months on Testim my T

levels are

> > > up to a whopping 260. The nurse left a message on the machine

> > > saying my levels were " normal " (normal levels being 240 -

800).

> > > Well obviously I called them back and told them that I my

libido

> > > (and ED) wasn't where I wanted it to be. Like many other

posts I've

> > > seen, I saw improvement the first couple of weeks of taking

Testim

> > > but the results faded quickly. What bothers me is that my

current

> > > doc has never tested anything but total T, LH and prolactin.

Never

> > > any tests of free T, E2 or any of the other tests that seem to

be

> > > needed to properly diagnose the problem. I did have an MRI of

my

> > > pituitary gland which set me back $600 despite good

insurance. In

> > > the end, my diagnosis came back as " idiopathic " as well and I

was

> > > put on Testim with limited results as I mentioned earlier.

> > >

> > > Does anyone know of any doctors in the Houston area who are

> > > competent at treating hypogonadism? We have a huge medical

> > > community here so there must be a doc out there that " gets " it.

> > >

> > > Thanks and God Bless.

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm in Dallas and I'm sorry I don't have any contacts

in Houston. You are embarking on a long journey to

find a good doc. Many of us here have gone through

MANY docs and still haven't found a good one. Hang in

there though, there is hope. The biggest thing I've

gotten from this group is correct information that I

use to verify a doctors knowledge. If he or she misses

the loaded questions I ask then I move on to another.

I've had docs that had no clue about HRT and some that

know just enough to make them dangerous. First and

foremost, find one that will listen!

L

--- lordtyler1 <tedgington@...> wrote:

> New to the group with my first post here. I'm 34

> with low T (150-

> 200 before TRT) and after almost 2 months on Testim

> my T levels are

> up to a whopping 260. The nurse left a message on

> the machine

> saying my levels were " normal " (normal levels being

> 240 - 800).

> Well obviously I called them back and told them that

> I my libido

> (and ED) wasn't where I wanted it to be. Like many

> other posts I've

> seen, I saw improvement the first couple of weeks of

> taking Testim

> but the results faded quickly. What bothers me is

> that my current

> doc has never tested anything but total T, LH and

> prolactin. Never

> any tests of free T, E2 or any of the other tests

> that seem to be

> needed to properly diagnose the problem. I did have

> an MRI of my

> pituitary gland which set me back $600 despite good

> insurance. In

> the end, my diagnosis came back as " idiopathic " as

> well and I was

> put on Testim with limited results as I mentioned

> earlier.

>

> Does anyone know of any doctors in the Houston area

> who are

> competent at treating hypogonadism? We have a huge

> medical

> community here so there must be a doc out there that

> " gets " it.

>

> Thanks and God Bless.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Before you look for a Dr. go to Dr. 's site www.allthingsmale.com and read

TRT : A Recipe for Success and his HCG update. This way you will know what a

good Dr. does and you will know what to ask when you call to screen one.

Phil

lordtyler1 <tedgington@...> wrote:

New to the group with my first post here. I'm 34 with low T (150-

200 before TRT) and after almost 2 months on Testim my T levels are

up to a whopping 260. The nurse left a message on the machine

saying my levels were " normal " (normal levels being 240 - 800).

Well obviously I called them back and told them that I my libido

(and ED) wasn't where I wanted it to be. Like many other posts I've

seen, I saw improvement the first couple of weeks of taking Testim

but the results faded quickly. What bothers me is that my current

doc has never tested anything but total T, LH and prolactin. Never

any tests of free T, E2 or any of the other tests that seem to be

needed to properly diagnose the problem. I did have an MRI of my

pituitary gland which set me back $600 despite good insurance. In

the end, my diagnosis came back as " idiopathic " as well and I was

put on Testim with limited results as I mentioned earlier.

Does anyone know of any doctors in the Houston area who are

competent at treating hypogonadism? We have a huge medical

community here so there must be a doc out there that " gets " it.

Thanks and God Bless.