Anyone take Supplemental Testosterone? Did if help or hurt BPH?
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I've had low testosterone levels for several years and thinking of taking supplemental testosterone. Anyone here try it and did it make your bph better, worse, or have no effect?
Jim
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"Nobody knows the basic cause of BPH. Research shows that testosterone, the male hormone, or dihydrotestosterone, a chemical produced when testosterone breaks down in a man's body, may cause the prostate to keep growing. Another theory is that changes in the ratio of testosterone and estrogen (female hormone) as men age cause the prostate to grow. Scientists are sure, however, that obesity greatly increases the risk of BPH
Some over-the-counter medications for colds or allergies can drastically worsen BPH".
Benign prostatic hyperplasia University of Maryland Medical Center
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I know someone who had a very small prostate that caused him to need to self catheterise until he had PVP.
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It seems like you need to see a good urologist, or maybe a couple of them if that is possible where you live. Ask for a second opinion after you see the first one. Remember that they will NEVER recommend a PAE because urologists don't do them, interventional radiologists do, so urologists don't make any money on them. You also need to talk to an endocrinologist to get your testosterone level checked.
All of that said, YOU have to be in charge of your own care, gather this information, search the web, ask questions of those doctors, and ask questions here, and then make your own decisions. You need to find out, and completely understand what effects the hydroceles and epdidymitis are having, if any,and why, and exactly why, and how they can be treated and fixed. Don't believe anything from one source or one doctor. Don't get a PAE or anything else unless it is right for you - you know that YOU completely understand what it is and how it will help your specific conditions.
You are a young man with a lot of peeing and love making ahead of you IF you take the time, effort, and yes, pain, to get these things checked out, LEARN EXACTLY what is going on, and get it fixed. There are no short cuts,and no one can do this for you, but many will try if you let them.
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