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tech3149

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58. I pretty much called BS on this sh*t the first time I heard it

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jun 18, 2013, 12:29 AM

Jun 2013

I'm pushing 60 and my libido and performance is nothing compared to what it was 20 years ago. When I compare it to what I felt as a teenager or twenty something, I might as well be a eunich. But the important thing for me is not that I miss sex or being able to perform like I used to but I will not put my life at risk to continue to enjoy something that I have a pretty good experience with at this point in my life.
My consumption of the the commercial media is mostly incidental in dealing with the commercials on those few non-listener supported outlets or late night TV (OK, I'm an insomniac!) but there is no way I would risk the downside of pumping up my desire or performance at the risk of putting myself in the grave.
For me I'd get much more from an interesting conversation, a nice warm snuggle, or fixing a good meal together.
I stay away from all pharma and junk like that because I don't trust it as it has been sold to the public.

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'Low T': Don't fall for the hype (From Consumer Reports about low testosterone and the drugs) [View all] Playinghardball Jun 2013 OP

I give Low T a High FU. Lint Head Jun 2013 #1

Well said. russspeakeasy Jun 2013 #42

So let's review. Testosterone: high risks, low discernable benefit,covered by insurance. Birth Squinch Jun 2013 #2

You can almost write the script, can't you? nt Nay Jun 2013 #5

*Sigh* Yep. Squinch Jun 2013 #9

+++ Infinity BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #17

Birth control pills were never that expensive when I was young JDPriestly Jun 2013 #33

Yep, they were cheap then. Their cost has gone up exponentially, like many other medical costs. raccoon Jun 2013 #65

The more things change... nt redqueen Jun 2013 #26

If there was ever a doubt, you are a moron. Atman Jun 2013 #3

To paraphrase Bill Maher: "first they invented a boner pill for men who wanted to fuck but couldn't" arcane1 Jun 2013 #53

Bingo Atman Jun 2013 #56

just another example of ads we no longer subject ourselves to.... NRaleighLiberal Jun 2013 #4

My dear departed father had a theory about movies: Squinch Jun 2013 #12

A very legitimate timdog44 Jun 2013 #81

Besides your beautiful tomatoes, your thought processes timdog44 Jun 2013 #36

Have you ever been in a doctor's office when the cadaverdog Jun 2013 #76

I am a retired timdog44 Jun 2013 #80

Just like HRT has been found to be dangerous for some women, blue neen Jun 2013 #6

You are correct BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #19

When women stopped buying into the need for hormone replacement therapy Marie Marie Jun 2013 #7

but they also had more heart attacks and other cardiovascular events. DJ13 Jun 2013 #8

Yep, that leapt off the page when I saw that. I wonder how many doctors warn of the risks... reformist2 Jun 2013 #18

So then your bones re-absorb and you die from pneumonia recovering from frequent broken hips, jtuck004 Jun 2013 #75

It seems that symptoms of aging have become a brand new sales pitch mzmolly Jun 2013 #10

"Alternative" medicine too flamingdem Jun 2013 #13

Certainly - they are also mzmolly Jun 2013 #59

I tried it flamingdem Jun 2013 #61

Not surprised. mzmolly Jun 2013 #69

Yep. blue neen Jun 2013 #14

we don't want to lose our flamingdem Jun 2013 #60

Don't tell anyone that drinking milk raises testosterone. tridim Jun 2013 #11

Do you have a similar list that doesn't have Joe Mercola's name on it? jmowreader Jun 2013 #57

Sorry, didn't know he was a quack. I just chose the first link that popped up in Google. tridim Jun 2013 #63

Why didn't lance just drink more milk? ret5hd Jun 2013 #79

I suffer from painful hot flashes TrogL Jun 2013 #15

Hot Flashes are a classic sign of estrogen dominance BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #22

Can't stand soy. TrogL Jun 2013 #23

Plastics such as in water bottles also mimic estrogen in the body BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #24

Do check labels. I've heard that processors are tossing soy into everything as a filler Hekate Jun 2013 #31

Yes, it's called a Niacin flush BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #44

It was awful. The places that itched also turned bright red. Hekate Jun 2013 #51

You are so right kimbutgar Jun 2013 #32

It could also be MSG BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #45

I have been aware of MSG for at least 5 years kimbutgar Jun 2013 #88

What a great story! BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #92

Naturopaths are voodoo doctors MattBaggins Jun 2013 #70

Do some googling about flax seed. It helps some with that. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2013 #38

According to NIH flax seed reduces testosterone TrogL Jun 2013 #67

Which could be why its use is predominantly among women who have problem with hot flashes jtuck004 Jun 2013 #71

*looks between legs* TrogL Jun 2013 #72

Another therapy predominantly for women. You're batting a thousand. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2013 #74

I think a complete check up and discussion with a PCP ismnotwasm Jun 2013 #16

All this has done great things for people with congential hypogonadism. Higher cost, social idiocy, jtuck004 Jun 2013 #40

It's eerily like the "fountain of youth" marketing for HRT Warpy Jun 2013 #20

So glad you mentioned this demigoddess Jun 2013 #62

Low T - I Pity The Foo! Dash87 Jun 2013 #21

Oogh. People worried about not having enough testosterone generally have too much already. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #25

What advertising is all about. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #27

"Might fuel prostate cancer"? There is no might about it, testosterone WILL fuel prostate cancer, still_one Jun 2013 #28

60 yr old men aren't supposed to fuck like teenagers NickB79 Jun 2013 #29

!!!! blue neen Jun 2013 #34

+1000. And neither are 60 yr old women. nt raccoon Jun 2013 #66

Well, I'm 57.... TrogL Jun 2013 #68

I eat well and exercise Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #30

Funny how that works abelenkpe Jun 2013 #43

my doc wrote a script for this for me onethatcares Jun 2013 #35

something is wrong there I pay $75.00 for a 3 month bottle of testosterone that I self inject. LiberalArkie Jun 2013 #46

Thanks for a dose of sanity in a bullshit thread by folks who know nothing emulatorloo Jun 2013 #83

Try a compounding pharmacy. winter is coming Jun 2013 #47

I figured the reason my doctor didn't onethatcares Jun 2013 #82

I self inject as well, $50.00 a month generic testosterone emulatorloo Jun 2013 #84

to all that replied to me onethatcares Jun 2013 #91

This was a valuable Public Service Announcement libodem Jun 2013 #37

There is a proven way for aging men to increase their muscle, HGH, vitality, appearance, performance eallen Jun 2013 #39

That along with a healthy diet and vitamins would put half of the medical profession out of a job nolabels Jun 2013 #64

+1000. nt NickB79 Jun 2013 #73

Unless there is a thirty year age gap janlyn Jun 2013 #41

It's not just about sex, although I can see why the commercials would give that impression. winter is coming Jun 2013 #48

Your husband likely represents the small minority who actually suffer from clear low-testosterone. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #49

I'm always entertained by the drug commercials. winter is coming Jun 2013 #50

Same experience/symptoms here emulatorloo Jun 2013 #85

I'm sorry you've had to deal with this health problem. winter is coming Jun 2013 #87

Low testosterone is also linked to declining intelligence. Xithras Jun 2013 #86

Everytime I hear one of those ads I think we should start calling menopause "Low E" dflprincess Jun 2013 #52

A low sperm count in men over 65 isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, the other things concern me Ian David Jun 2013 #54

any drug sold by advertising riverwalker Jun 2013 #55

Yes, and I'm sure most doctors at least get an urge to roll their eyes when patients do ask. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #89

I pretty much called BS on this sh*t the first time I heard it tech3149 Jun 2013 #58

Wife's a doctor. Benton D Struckcheon Jun 2013 #77

For-profit health care industry Cal Carpenter Jun 2013 #78

They've hooked 2 of the 5 guys in our shop. ileus Jun 2013 #90