Testosterone Replacement
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PCHelp76180
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Testosterone Replacement
To those that have had the IPP, has your Urologist suggested using Testosterone Replacement therapy ?
ED since my late 30's. Implanted 7/7/15 Titan Coloplast 18cm +4 cm extenders. Revision Jan 2017
Re: Testosterone Replacement
I was on T therapy (Androgel) for several months. It brought my level up from 135 (very low) to 500 (normal for my age) but I didn't experience any benefit of any kind - energy, well being, libido. Since it provided no benefit and is not without side effects I discontinued it. My level is now low again and I feel no different from when it was higher.
Dave, 80, Maryland - Implant (Titan) 2008 by Dr. Andrew Kramer (failed Sept 2020) - never used due to a stroke that, among other things, ended my sex life.
Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is.
Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is.
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PCHelp76180
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Re: Testosterone Replacement
dg_moore wrote:I was on T therapy (Androgel) for several months. It brought my level up from 135 (very low) to 500 (normal for my age) but I didn't experience any benefit of any kind - energy, well being, libido. Since it provided no benefit and is not without side effects I discontinued it. My level is now low again and I feel no different from when it was higher.
Thanks dg_moore, I was prescribed the patches and gels early on when i started having ED issues. I also stopped using them because of the side effects (rash, hives, temperament swings). I recently spoke with a Urologist who after doing an IPP prescribes a pellet that is injected. This slowly dissolves over three months providing a boost in libido. Wonder if anyone else has tried it?
ED since my late 30's. Implanted 7/7/15 Titan Coloplast 18cm +4 cm extenders. Revision Jan 2017
Re: Testosterone Replacement
PCHelp76180 wrote:dg_moore wrote:I was on T therapy (Androgel) for several months. It brought my level up from 135 (very low) to 500 (normal for my age) but I didn't experience any benefit of any kind - energy, well being, libido. Since it provided no benefit and is not without side effects I discontinued it. My level is now low again and I feel no different from when it was higher.
Thanks dg_moore, I was prescribed the patches and gels early on when i started having ED issues. I also stopped using them because of the side effects (rash, hives, temperament swings). I recently spoke with a Urologist who after doing an IPP prescribes a pellet that is injected. This slowly dissolves over three months providing a boost in libido. Wonder if anyone else has tried it?
If you do a search here for Testopel you'll find quite a few posts. I too started on the patch, but they caused a really nasty rash. The Androgel didn't cause me any skin problems, but it didn't improve anything for me in any way.
Dave, 80, Maryland - Implant (Titan) 2008 by Dr. Andrew Kramer (failed Sept 2020) - never used due to a stroke that, among other things, ended my sex life.
Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is.
Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is.
