What is TRT and What is NOT TRT

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Man you’re patients are lucky to have you. Very knowledgeable, patient, and open minded provider. Do you do telemedicine ?

@highpull

As for “restoration” vs “replacement”

This back and forth has spurred a thought and better way to remove the ambiguity here between the words replacement vs restoration. TRT should be Testosterone Replenishment Therapy and running higher could be termed *pseudo-Function/Feeling Replacement therapy (*pFRT). The latter may not be addressing root cause but it it’s potentially addressing symptoms and providing improved patient well-being (at least short term). Long term impact of pFRT we don’t know, but I don’t mean to be a purist as we really don’t understand long term impact of all the persistent chemicals that have been released into food/environment/drinking water. So guys can and should be able to choose their path (TRT vs *pFRT) once they’ve given informed consent.

@highpull

I tell patients, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. I often wonder where that number is and if it is different for everyone (I think so). It’s like using AAS as PEDs back in the day. I found there was a point of diminishing returns (more is not better) and passing that point yields zero return and going further makes you worse.

I salute you. Sounds so simple but so important. Some of us (me) have to learn the hard way.

Thanks so much for your time @highpull.