Well, not really, but I could have given him an earful. I do recommend his approach, however I find it limited. There are more natural and healthy ways to keep one's testosterone levels up.

"THE TESTOSTERONE SYNDROME & REVERSING THE MALE MENOPAUSE  someone kiddingly brought up erectile dysfunction and being tired all the time.'

The best way for most men to avoid fatigue, and increase libido.
1.Exercise.
2.Play more standing sports,and watch less when
 sitting.
3.Drink more water than beer or other spirits.
4.Never eat chips while restrained by recliner.
5.Add oysters,bananas,eggs,avocados,almonds,
 garlic,breath mints, more fruit and
 vegetables, to your normal junk food diet.
6.Don't forget to Exercise.

 
  Always get  second opinion advice from another
   Dr. who might not be a quack.


http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/14/9/2257.short

THE TESTOSTERONE SYNDROME & REVERSING THE MALE MENOPAUSE Erectile Dysfunction
Recently (at a party somewhere in the Northeast)  someone kiddingly brought up erectile dysfunction and being tired all the time. Since several of my clients have seen a doctor who wrote a book about MALE MENOPAUSE, I told him about it. We proceded to discuss it with a few other gents who joined in on our conversation. Yeah, yeah... I know... the things we discuss at parties.

Considering this is an extremely important subject, I am posting what I feel is valuable, and useful information. ie: One of my client friends started being treated by Doctor Shippen several years ago. His energy level is now through the roof, his confidence is back, he lost over 25 pounds, and he no longer has erectile dysfunction issues. Please take a minute to read the information below. It may just save your life, or at the very least your sex life.

All The Best, Betty xoxo

Book Title: THE TESTOSTERONE SYNDROME

"THE CRITICAL FACTOR FOR ENERGY, HEALTH, & SEXUALITY --REVERSING THE MALE MENOPAUSE"

BY: Eugene Shippen, MD & William Fryer

From the Preface:
"Testosterone deficiency has been an unrecognized syndrome that impacts every sinew and cell in the body. It is powerfully linked to nearly every major degenerative disease. Use of this remarkable healing hormone could reverse suffering and prevent early death. My research uncovered a mountain of medical literature that has basically ignored supporting its benefits.

Testosterone decline is at the core of male menopause (and a key element in the female menopause as well). Naturally, the two sexes have a different experience of mid-life menopausal change. In women, there is an explosion of in-your-face symptoms, while men's very similar symptoms sneak in the back door unexpectedly like a thief in the night. Too often, loss of energy, ambition, sexual drive, and a host of minor symptoms are written off as "burnout" or depression.

Women, meanwhile, have already learned that hormone replacement results in reversal of the physical changes of menopause and the advantages of testosterone therapy taken so long to surface? One can only speculate. Perhaps the unspeakable spectre of impotence is at the root of silence. Perhaps it simply takes time for new ideas to rise into the medical mainstream. Old dogmas and clinical habits die hard. It is well for us not to rashly assume that every new nostrum has value, but resistance in the face of overwhelming science has no excuse. To prevent the suffering of many is, for me, a powerful motivator. That is why I wrote this book."

--Eugene R. Shippen, MD

"Eugene Shippen, M.D., an internest in Reading, Pennsylvania, is a widely recognized specialist in hormone replacement therapy."

"William Fryer is a writer and editor sepcializing in health and medicine."

i know that it may come as a surprise to those who have labeled me as a "mangina" but the usual annual physicals have always shown levels of testosterone that are above normal.

unfortunately my problems are related to meds i must take for other things. they are tricky.... since last fall i've been in and out of the game while trying to get the mix adjusted.....

still, thanks for posting. it's certainly a POV that needs to be considered.

Yes.  Of course I agree with you on these most obvious points that most of us are already painfully aware of.  Common sense tells us to do all of the things you listed.  Thank you.  You are right.  No one can argue with that logic.  I certainly wouldn't.

I am simply sharing another option.  Of which there are many.  There is risk in everything we do.  That's why it is good to do your homework before plunging in.  Furthermore, good doctors will inform you of any/all risks involved before allowing you to participate in any form of treatment.  That's why a 2nd opinion is a good idea too.  Also, we all know that what works for one, may not for another.

Best, Betty xoxo

but we know so many that are beyond the imagination of some that it isn't clear to me which you refer to in this instance.

no need to clarify, a PM cannot be read until i begin serious researches again.