Posted by stjames on December 11, 2003, at 2:05:37
In reply to Re: Androgel...does it work?? Help please...Jay, posted by CraigD on December 10, 2003, at 21:33:46
There are studies that indicate AD's lower T levels to the point that most doc's will supplement. It is also possible that depression itself does this. While the studies I have seen
have a small sample group, far more that 50% in the study groups have T levels so low that TRT
was indicated. Women also make a small amount of T, and studies indicate their levels of T are also effected.Given that depression effects all the basic drives (sleep, energy, sex, and others) depression seems to be an illness happening at a very root level.
This accounts for depressions ability to effect
many things and T is not the only part of endocrinology that has shown changes in depression.In any case, TRT is indicated when tests
indicate T is quite low. Sexual drive/interest
is directly tied to T, in men and women. This could answer why AD's kill ones sex life. Depression is known to do this also, but most seem to find AD's cause this to a greater degree than
depression itself. TRT seeks to resore T levels to
normal levels for the persons age.I have a pet theory for this. Evolutions time
scale is in thousands of years but the changes in society and science are coming at a quicker interval. So do not take this as an insult,
evolution is way behind, we are still hunter/gathers on that scale. This would not be the first time the body exerts control
over our sexual behavior. Prolactin is great
birth control. Depression would be a distinct
disadvantage to child rearing in 1003 AD, so perhaps the lowered T is natural selection at play.
poster:stjames
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