Thread: Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT)

What issues come with it though? Production of test isn't the only thing that declines with age and I wonder if an artificially higher level of test will have a number of undesirable results.

I hope they the answer is it's all good lol.

Originally Posted by GrimR

What issues come with it though? Production of test isn't the only thing that declines with age and I wonder if an artificially higher level of test will have a number of undesirable results.

I hope they the answer is it's all good lol.

Everything in life has some results and most are good and bad take women with hysterectomy and her body doesn't produce the right amount hormones anymore due to the age just like men have a lower testosterone level and growth hormone level. I am not going to say that taking artificial hormones either for a man or a woman doesn't come with some risks. But if your body is lacking the hormones male and female then you also run another set of risks. If you're on TRT or for females their own version of hormone replacement. Either way without hormone replacement you are looking at a bunch of major things that could cause health problems so there are both positive and negative. If you take the hormones there is a different set of possible risks to your health. The best thing to do is do some research and consult a couple doctors and listen to a bunch of guys on BOP that have experience and see how they feel. Is The best thing to do if you're a male, for example, is look at the risks all not having hormones versus having added hormones, then look at your family history and see how that Relates to the risks of not taking replacement hormones versus taking hormone replacement. If you're doing hormone replacement for the first time doctors will closely monitor you for several months and monetary your labs and should be taking into past Family medical history when giving their opinion on whether or not to take them or not. .. But ultimately it's a person decision and for myself, if I was 50 and overweight, have no energy with health problems bc of factors that could be changed with TRT, I would take the hormone replacement therapy and feel like I'm 21 again while altering the shape of my bodyAnd getting constant erections like 15-year-old boy. But everyone has to work these things out for themselves. it comes down to quality-of-life versus the length of your life remaining. Hormone replacement Think it's well worth it and normally a doctor would be monitoring you closely for other health related issues and possible Health issues from side effects of the medication so most people will be seeing the doctor more frequently at an older age. And speaking for myself I know when my test levels are in the shitter it sucks and hormone replacement normally isn't like a full cycle of steroids for some people on the site would consider but it's still a hell of an increase what the right doctor.

from what i understand, the testosterone used in trt or steroids is bio-identical. thus it is the same chemical structure that we already produce. as far as the decline in other hormones as we age and rather trt will have undesirable effects. it's one of those yes and no answers. trt will affect the hypothalamus pituitary testicular axis. it will also aromatize, convert to estrogen. it can turn to dht as well, but there are treatments to help with that, which you may very well need to take even without trt. ultimately, trt is a personal chioce and each individual will have to decide rather it is right for them. don't let the doctor make your decision for you.