There is a big stigma and a lot of misunderstandings about HRT and testosterone
- You’re gonna have roid rage
- It’s dangerous and can lead to a heart attack or stroke
- Your going to have hair growing out of your eyeballs
- Your voice will change
- You’ll lose your nuts, you won’t be able to have kids
- You’ll be crying at lifetime movies
- It’s just used by meatheads to get bigger
- ‘“I’m just depressed or anxious”
- Standard psychological drugs will fix these mood disturbances
- I’ll go bald
Why does this stigma exist?
Lets set the record straight on use vs. abuse and other anabolics. Now there is still a BIG MISUNDERSTANDING of HRT even by medical professionals.
- Treating low T w/ anxiety meds/SSRIs
- Underdosing- poor frequency of dosing
SARMS- why are we thinking of these and should we even bother? What are the benefits of using HRT?
- Increased mood
- Libido
- Energy
- stress/anxiety
- Motivational drive
- Workout recovery
- Metabolism
- Lean body mass/bone mass?
- Sleep
- Increased activity
- Increased strength/power
- Joint/muscle health
What are the risks and side effects of having Low testosterone?
- Stroke
- Cardiac dysfunction
- Sleep apnea
- Cholesterol
- Donating blood
- Blood labs irregular
- Viscosity of blood
What are the risks of using HRT?
- Stroke
- Cardiac dysfunction
- Sleep apnea
- Cholesterol
- Donating blood
- Blood labs irregular
- Viscosity of blood
Is there a misunderstanding here? Poor study design and stigmas created from this? What do people need to know before starting HRT/ when should people think about it being a treatment option for them? What factors lead people to have low testosterone?
- Environmental
- Stress
- Nutrition?
- Certain factors we see here
- Sleep
- Working out
- Overtraining?
Before people just jump into injecting- what baseline measures/lifestyle factors should we look at trying to improve first.
Women- why do they need testosterone? What about birth control? Is that making things better or worse for women’s health? Do they need dosing of different types of hormones for HRT?
- Side effects for women?
- Breaking bones/ osteopenia
- Is this false info from poor study design?
- Peptides-
- BP-157- gut health issues?
- What is the safety of these?
- Or which ones do we know are safe
