I talked with an endocrinologist. He said the best way for a healthy guy to raise is testosterone is to get lean. He said being chubby lowers testosterone. Another thing he said is what constitutes low T through a blood test is a made up figure from studies that are compromised by the source of the funding. He said there are plenty of men who are muscular with a healthy sex drive that fail the arbitrary cut off of 300. On doctor put me on clomid. My testosterone shot up to something like 700. Another doctor told me that clomid has never been tested long term for that purpose and some studies have shown increased brain tumors. I use nothing now. The endocrinologist was the forth doctor I saw for low T. He asked about my sex drive which is good. He also said you're obviously muscular. He said what are you trying to accomplish then by taking shots of testosterone? He told me to get leaner and he was sure the testosterone would be increased by the next test.
On the sleeping end I really have problems sleeping lately as I got older. Never had this problem before. It's getting really bad.
Is the guy speaking an endocrinologist? Great video.
One thing I've observed about doctors, including endocrinologist is that they don't always agree with one another or with the patient.
My urologist prescribes the testosterone cypionate I'm on. Initially, he was monitoring my test levels quarterly, which is how the prostate cancer was caught so early on. Had it not been for me being on testosterone, there is a good chance the cancer would have gone unnoticed for a longtime. Following the prostatectomy, I went off test for around a year at my doctor's suggestion. My test levels got quite low and I felt like shit. I convinced my doctor that I'd rather feel healthy and live a good life no matter how long that might be than to feel crappy and live longer.
It has been more than five years since I had cancer. My PSA remains undetectable and I feel like the dosage I'm on is right. At this point I see my urologist annually. Besides the test levels, the main thing we're monitoring is hematocrite which is in range but on the high side. If it gets too high, I will give blood which brings it down.
Some folks argue that the charts for age and test levels in men is too low. There is nothing good about one's test being low, but there are benefits to having decent levels.
I doubt losing 10 or 15 lbs is significant enough to have much effect on your test levels. If you were obese, than what your endo told you would seem to make more sense. But, then I am not a doctor, so what do I know.
