How to talk to my primary physician about getting blood work done?

keith.j.pichoff@gmail.com · Oct 6, 2016

Hi. I'm 39 years old. I've had a few seizures when I was 30. Since my first set of seizures I've noticed an increase in depression and anxiety. My libido has gone down tremendously as time goes by. My motivation is gone and I suffer from E.D. I was prescribed cialis but that only works for me about 40 percent of the time. I'm very uneducated on hrt but I believe it's worth a shot to get some blood work done to see. I had a seizure in April in which I broke my arm. Idk how and embarrassed to talk to my physician about this. I'm not sure but thinking the seizures may have done some kind of neurological damage to me and may be a cause of loss of sexual function. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

davidrn · Oct 6, 2016

Before you talk with your PCP, I would suggest a 2 stage process first. First read everything about starting TRT, and when it is correct to start, and when it might be another issue. After you have a better than basic knowledge of TRT, then order online labs, (you will have learned what to order from learning the basics). With the labs completed, then you should use your new TRT knowledge and this forum's guys to determine where you are low (or high), and then what would be the next step. Bringing the complaints, and the labs to your MD, you can see where he thinks you should go next. If he is sending you 180 degrees from where you believed was the next step, you can either encourage a better direction, (with the MD assist) or find an MD who will go where you want. Your knowledge is the first step, if you don't understand the basics , well,you have read about guys here who get started on 200mg of T Cyp every 2 weeks, with no plan to test for E2. You want to understand why SQ is a safe choice, and IM is not mandatory, also why HCG and AI's may be important as part of your total HRT plan.

PAUL-E · Oct 6, 2016

davidrn said:
Before you talk with your PCP, I would suggest a 2 stage process first. First read everything about starting TRT, and when it is correct to start, and when it might be another issue. After you have a better than basic knowledge of TRT, then order online labs, (you will have learned what to order from learning the basics). With the labs completed, then you should use your new TRT knowledge and this forum's guys to determine where you are low (or high), and then what would be the next step. Bringing the complaints, and the labs to your MD, you can see where he thinks you should go next. If he is sending you 180 degrees from where you believed was the next step, you can either encourage a better direction, (with the MD assist) or find an MD who will go where you want. Your knowledge is the first step, if you don't understand the basics , well,you have read about guys here who get started on 200mg of T Cyp every 2 weeks, with no plan to test for E2. You want to understand why SQ is a safe choice, and IM is not mandatory, also why HCG and AI's may be important as part of your total HRT plan.

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