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I have a client who has low testosterone. I have not had enough experience with TRT or anything similar to know much about it, but I know that low testosterone is far worse than having it normal or too high. However, he is using these statements to claim that he does NOT want to try to get it higher, (Though it is impacting his fat loss, which is going slower than it should)
"Unfortunately, extensive marketing from the pharmaceutical industry encourages the widespread use of testosterone replacement. The aggressive pressure they place on physicians to prescribe testosterone borders on medical irresponsibility. The long-term dangers of inappropriate testosterone use could be far more severe than we know today."
"Note: Men often mistake the increased energy and improved mood they experience while using testosterone replacement as proof of its effectiveness. In reality, the steroidal nature of testosterone is what causes these changes. Once the treatment is stopped, men can experience withdrawal and severe depression, as well as the permanent inability to naturally produce testosterone."
Any thoughts on these claims?
EDIT: He's 41, test 'level' was 250
I have a client who has low testosterone. I have not had enough experience with TRT or anything similar to know much about it, but I know that low testosterone is far worse than having it normal or too high. However, he is using these statements to claim that he does NOT want to try to get it higher, (Though it is impacting his fat loss, which is going slower than it should)
"Unfortunately, extensive marketing from the pharmaceutical industry encourages the widespread use of testosterone replacement. The aggressive pressure they place on physicians to prescribe testosterone borders on medical irresponsibility. The long-term dangers of inappropriate testosterone use could be far more severe than we know today."
"Note: Men often mistake the increased energy and improved mood they experience while using testosterone replacement as proof of its effectiveness. In reality, the steroidal nature of testosterone is what causes these changes. Once the treatment is stopped, men can experience withdrawal and severe depression, as well as the permanent inability to naturally produce testosterone."
Any thoughts on these claims?
EDIT: He's 41, test 'level' was 250
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