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emulatorloo

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43. Don't take much stock in what you "hear" in the popular press

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 02:18 PM

Mar 2012

If it turns out you have low testosterone, you need to be treated. Because low testosterone affects your mental function, musculoskeletal condition, is associated with increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and so on.

Only your doc can tell you for sure if you have low testosterone. If you do and you are put on treatment, he or she will check you PSA levels regularly to make sure your prostate is in good shape. It is really not that big of a risk, in spite of ridiculous scare articles in the media and threads like this.

Definitely get your colonscopy done. It is not that big of a deal.

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What's up with all these "testosterone" products for men lately? [View all] Brigid Mar 2012 OP

The Baby Boomers are getting old Gman Mar 2012 #1

You beat me to it. jwirr Mar 2012 #25

+1 hifiguy Mar 2012 #44

Im thinking about using them all at once DJ13 Mar 2012 #2

Now there is a mental image! Marie Marie Mar 2012 #5

I was just about to say the same thing! Brigid Mar 2012 #9

ROFLMAO! lonestarnot Mar 2012 #23

But then you'll be...a She-Sasquatch babe magnet pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #28

OMG! hifiguy Mar 2012 #45

I take Androgel because medicine I take decreases my testosterone level in my body William769 Mar 2012 #3

Me too BigDemVoter Mar 2012 #6

Your preaching to the choir. William769 Mar 2012 #7

Shhh. flvegan Mar 2012 #10

I hate to see ignorance. William769 Mar 2012 #11

When you go back on (after being off) flvegan Mar 2012 #14

I see a difference in my mood when I stop taking it. William769 Mar 2012 #16

A negative one? flvegan Mar 2012 #18

Yes. William769 Mar 2012 #21

I think people discount the effect testosterone can have on the brain. jtuck004 Mar 2012 #29

Androgel did not work for me. safeinOhio Mar 2012 #13

I use the gel not injection. William769 Mar 2012 #15

I get tested every 6 months. safeinOhio Mar 2012 #20

I used to be on injectable, then was prescribed Androgel. Used it for a few years, jtuck004 Mar 2012 #26

Just a FYI, Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #48

My meds do that to me as well. LuvNewcastle Mar 2012 #17

Good! William769 Mar 2012 #19

Excellent book by Dr. Eugene Shippen elucidates how low test is tied to many chronic diseases emulatorloo Mar 2012 #32

Drug companies look for new issues that are chronic in nature so they can make the big bucks. Men's applegrove Mar 2012 #4

Yes it goes down as a man ages, however there are normal ranges to look at safeinOhio Mar 2012 #12

Low testosterone is tied to many chronic diseases. Heart disease, diabetes. It is a serious emulatorloo Mar 2012 #30

Hypogonadism is a serious problem. safeinOhio Mar 2012 #8

You mean guns?? kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #22

I heard my first such ad today SheilaT Mar 2012 #24

Having your spine deconstruct itself because of a low testosterone level is pretty dreadfull too. jtuck004 Mar 2012 #27

It is not "normal" for a man to have testosterone levels lower than a man of 90 emulatorloo Mar 2012 #31

Female hormone replacement SheilaT Mar 2012 #47

I just started hearing the ads also. I assumed they are "lifestyle" drugs. Hope they don't have Liberal_in_LA Mar 2012 #46

Mostly for gun freaks Jack Sprat Mar 2012 #33

Did you not read anything in this thread? William769 Mar 2012 #34

No, did you? Jack Sprat Mar 2012 #37

Yes. William769 Mar 2012 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author backscatter712 Mar 2012 #34

Androgel is prescription medication. Ageless Male is a sketchy sounding herbal supplement. backscatter712 Mar 2012 #36

scam AnitraTweddle Aug 2012 #49

Getting old sucks Rain Mcloud Mar 2012 #39

Best advice is to get a colonoscopy at 50. William769 Mar 2012 #40

Thanks William Rain Mcloud Mar 2012 #41

Don't take much stock in what you "hear" in the popular press emulatorloo Mar 2012 #43

Symptoms of Low Testosterone in Men emulatorloo Mar 2012 #42