{"id":1811,"date":"2018-08-24T09:57:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T13:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nlw2011.wpengine.com\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2025-01-10T20:31:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T20:31:26","slug":"testosterone-and-fatigue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/testosterone-and-fatigue\/","title":{"rendered":"Testosterone and Fatigue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn More about Testosterone and Fatigue<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Mark”, a 48 year old gentleman came to my office complaining of fatigue, an increase in aches\/pains, an increase in irritability, and a decreased ability to build muscle. He still has a good libido but had noticed a decrease in morning erections. “Mark” had seen his regular doctor who told him his labs were normal and that he needed to exercise more but he was too tired to do that. He knew there was something else going on. When NLW doctor reviewed his symptoms and lab results, we both agreed that he suffered from\u00a0low Testosterone. At first, “Mark” was concerned about the risks associated with\u00a0replacing Testosterone\u00a0based on recent news releases. We went over the study that the news was citing. The news reports were telling men that Testosterone replacement increased heart disease risk.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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However, the study being cited had tested older, high heart disease risk men whose Testosterone level was never in an optimal range and they were treated for too short a time to even show a benefit. Optimal Testosterone levels are around 600-1400 depending on the male, men in this study were averaging levels in the 300 range. This was a poorly done study, and it is a shame that it was used to scare men away from seeking help.<\/p>\n

More on Testosterone Studies<\/h3>\n

In fact, there are many studies showing that when Testosterone levels are optimized and given enough time to work, that Testosterone actually is protective for the heart as well as the brain. Remember that the\u00a0normal Testosterone\u00a0lab values are not optimal\u2013they are simply the expected values based on testing the male population\u2014both ill and healthy. You want optimal levels if you want a life of vitality.<\/p>\n

Optimizing a man\u2019s Testosterone\u00a0level involves replacing his Testosterone along with starting healthy lifestyle changes. Testosterone is best replaced with bio-identical Testosterone\u2013biologically identical to what your body is designed to respond to. Mark was given the choices on replacing his Testosterone. Creams which are applied twice a day. There are synthetic gels and patches on the market but they are not bio-identical-using them can cause unforeseen complications since they are chemically different from what your body is designed to work with. A compounding pharmacy<\/a> makes the bio-identical Testosterone. You can not buy it at a regular pharmacy. A quality compounding pharmacy offers safe and effective bio-identical creams.<\/p>\n

What Are Other Options?<\/h3>\n

Creams are painless but you do need to remember to apply them daily and there can be a pulse like absorption after application. In addition, you do need to be careful about getting the Testosterone cream on others.\u00a0Testosterone injections\u00a0are another possible form of Testosterone replacement, and they tend to be more effective than creams but your liver has to process it into a bio-identical Testosterone. There is also a pulse like absorption, and you need an injection once to twice a week. This mode of replacement requires the most monitoring by lab work.<\/p>\n

Testosterone pellets\u00a0are bio-identical and are absorbed on a more constant level with a natural increase when your cardiac input increases\u2013similar to your natural physiology. They work very effectively.\u00a0Testosterone pellets\u00a0have been well documented to protect the heart, bones, and brain as well as resolve symptoms. It does involve an in office procedure where the pellets are inserted in the fatty tissue of your buttocks and it is the more costly of the three choices. Which form of Testosterone replacement a man chooses depends on the individual.<\/p>\n

What about “Mark”?<\/h3>\n

“Mark” chose\u00a0Testosterone pellets, and after about 2-3 weeks he felt better- he has energy, is able to build muscle, feels mentally balanced and can pole vault out of bed again. He also has the focus to get back into the gym and fine tune his diet to include more vegetables (organic) and less processed foods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Do you have symptoms similar to Mark? Take our hormone health quiz for a quick, overall checkup! Click here > Hormone Health Test for Men<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

We also offer a Hormone Health Test for Women<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Learn More about Testosterone and Fatigue “Mark”, a 48 year old gentleman came to my office complaining of fatigue, an increase in aches\/pains, an increase in irritability, and a decreased ability to build muscle. He still has a good libido but had noticed a decrease in morning erections. “Mark” had seen his regular doctor who … Continue reading “Testosterone and Fatigue”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3,4,5],"tags":[8,95,61,66,9,76,11,115,73,79,16,87,81,53,121,117,18,27,118,28,13,99,29,59,74],"class_list":["post-1811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hormone","category-men","category-vitamins-and-wellness","category-women","tag-aging","tag-balance","tag-energy","tag-exercise","tag-health","tag-healthy-diet","tag-hormone","tag-hormone-replacement","tag-hormone-therapy","tag-hormones","tag-immunity","tag-lifestyle","tag-mens-health","tag-muscle-mass","tag-natural-hormone-therapy","tag-natural-hormones","tag-nutrition","tag-performance","tag-personalized-medicine","tag-sex-drive","tag-sleep","tag-stress","tag-testosterone","tag-weight-gain","tag-weightloss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1811"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4674,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1811\/revisions\/4674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}