Regular Member otto Posted December 1, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted December 1, 2003 Well I had some lab work done because of loss of sex drive, weight, energy, and I guess my test levels are well below average. We talked about test therapy and the fact that i'm on propecia and he said that i should quit taking propecia. That would be much easier than taking testosterone injections. The problem is I am actually noticing a big difference since i have been taking the propecia. (8 months). A big enough difference not to quit taking it. My question is could I give my lab work to a HT surgeon and have him write me out a scpipt for testosterone therapy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member otto Posted December 1, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 1, 2003 Well I had some lab work done because of loss of sex drive, weight, energy, and I guess my test levels are well below average. We talked about test therapy and the fact that i'm on propecia and he said that i should quit taking propecia. That would be much easier than taking testosterone injections. The problem is I am actually noticing a big difference since i have been taking the propecia. (8 months). A big enough difference not to quit taking it. My question is could I give my lab work to a HT surgeon and have him write me out a scpipt for testosterone therapy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Peter Mac Posted December 2, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2003 The findings are curious, but I for one wouldn't blame Propecia just yet. According to the clinical pharmacology from Merck: "Finasteride had no effect on circulating levels of cortisol, thyroid-stimulating hormone, or thyroxine, nor did it affect the plasma lipid profile (e.g., total cholesterol, low-density lipoproteins, high-density lipoproteins and triglycerides) or bone mineral density. In studies with finasteride, no clinically meaningful changes in luteinizing hormone (LH) or follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were detected. In healthy volunteers, treatment with finasteride did not alter the response of LH and FSH to gonadotropin-releasing hormone, indicating that the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis was not affected. Mean circulating levels of testosterone and estradiol were increased by approximately 15% as compared to baseline in the first year of treatment, but these levels were within the physiologic range." You might be an anomaly, but finasteride is known to lower DHT only. The body actually compensates for the reduction of DHT by increasing testosterone production. I suggest you proceed with extreme caution. It would be ill advised to go off Propecia only to discover something else is causing your problems. I'd look into this a little more and see if something else is causing your problem. I am an independent hair transplant surgical consultant and hair loss researcher. Any opinions I have posted are my own. I am working on a few hair loss/transplant projects and will be making some announcements concerning them in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fizzlefest Posted December 2, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2003 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> The body actually compensates for the reduction of DHT by increasing testosterone production. ? I thought there was more testosterone because less of it was being converted into DHT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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