No. Here is my take.
Testosterone levels have been declining year on year for decades now. I saw the following quote the other day:
“An average 22 year-old male today has roughly the same testosterone levels as a 67 year old had in the year 2000. Average testosterone has fallen close to 50% in the last 2 decades, and nobody is talking about it.”
Want proof? Just take a look at the lab work below. The reference ranges are simply a calculation of the mean and standard deviation from a sample set of data. It is a representation that the average male is sedentary, fat, sick, SSRI’d, loaded with endocrine disrupting chemicals. It does not represent human physiology. It does not take into account receptor sensitivity to androgens. Just because your doctor says you are “normal” and “in-range” does not mean that your hormonal status is optimal for your biology.
Almost all of the symptoms PFS correlate with low testosterone. Logically, the treatment is therefore Testosterone.
Take the minimum effective dose to alleviate symptoms and maintain healthy blood work. If that means your Total testosterone sits at over 2000 ng/dl, then that’s where you need to be. Our bodies do not process androgens like a normal person. Our receptors are fucked up. The reference range is not applicable to us.
There are many stories of people recovering from PFS via Testosterone Replacement Therapy. Why waste your life because someone said PFS is incurable, who knows it could work out for you.
A correspondent I am in contact with who has PFS and avoids these forums like the plague sits at over 2000 ng/dl. He treated the symptoms, started testosterone replacement and within 6 months was cured.
In saying that, I do not think that Testosterone is the be all and end all for PFS. One must also consider the impact of neurosteroids, gut microbiome, adrenals, thyroid. It really does take a comprehensive functional medicine approach.
It’s worth a shot. Just my 2 cents. I am not cured yet by any means, but I wanted to share this information in-case it helps someone in any way.
Get well soon everyone and stay positive.
1. Free Testosterone Max: 350 pg/ml.
**2. Total Testosterone Max: 1836 ng/dl **
3. Total Testosterone Max: 745 ng/dl, Free Testosterone Max: 12.8 ng/dl. Literally a 50% drop in both Total & Free.