can testosterone boost help gyne?

[ineedhelp]

ive been reading about suppliments  for some time. i have actual breast tissue which must be caused by high estrogen levels or low testosterone levels.

if i take testosterone boosters can it help? has anyone tried it? i read about a drug called TESTO-REX TESTOSTERONE BOOSTER ANTI ESTROGEN.

i know its not the best solution but even if it helps slightly it would be great. is it worth a try?

[Hypo-is-here]

You should not mess around with your endocrine system, it is a complicated and delicately balanced system.   You are far more likely to end up with more breast tissue, not less.

If you have concerns see a professional (endocrinologist with an interest in reproductive endocrinology or an andrologist).

[jc71]

I'm convinced hypo knows as much about the endocrine system than some dr's.

[Mr_Nip]

I'm convinced hypo knows as much about the endocrine system than some dr's.

I dissagree.  I think you should have used the word "more" instead of "as much".  

[Paa_Paw]

Tinkering with your reproductive physiology is not a do-it-yourself job. You could actually make things much worse.

Hypo is absolutely correct. See an Endocrinologist.

[darkmoor]

The sun provides a healthy dose of testosterone, just don't stay out too long.

[skyhawk]

Uh, sunlight produces testosterone? I thought sunlight shining on the cholesterol component in the skin cell produces Vitamin D.  Perhaps I am missing something here.

[skyhawk]

Its plastered all over the internet that sunlight produces testosterone! I have been suffering from low testosterone for a long time. My Endocrinologist never told me this about sunlight. Instead he prescribed androgel, which gave me gyno.

[Hypo-is-here]

Oh boy YES, I'd say you are missing something!

Sunlight can in a healthy male cause a very slight increase in natural testosterone production.  The type of increase that makes no difference at all in the grand scheme of things.

Sunlight does NOT produce testosterone, a healthy endcocrine system does!!!

This means healthy genes, hypothalamus, pituitary, liver, and testicles etc.

If you have low testosterone due to any of the above not or poorly functioning then sunlight is not going to make a bloody bit of difference!!!




Balls that work............tick

healthy genes/chromosomes with no programming errors that put the balls there.................tick

A healthy hypothalamus and pituitary that also allows the balls to work...................tick

A liver that functions properly so that there isn't very high estradiol blocking the testosterone from entering the androgen receptor sites, or producing too much SHBG that is inactivating the testosterone.......tick

Now the above (dumbed down explanation) and maybe you have a normal testosterone level.

Add a touch of sunlight and you may have a tiny tad more testosterone.

But have ill health that causes any of those ticks to be crossed out and you can stick sunlight right up your ass.

P.S

The internet can be a very useful tool in the right hands;

It is all about understanding the value of the source and material and corroborating such source and material with additional respectable material and sources- all being up-to-date.

In the wrong hands/without the understanding of how to use it the internet makes bloody fools out of people and makes them believe all kinds of rubbish.











 


 

[skyhawk]

Hypo, You sound like you know alot about this stuff.

According to my Endo, my testosterone is "very low." I am lucky to touch the bottom of the range at 10am. Estradiol is "normal." MRI reveals no pituitary tumors. To date, UT Southwestern in Dallas can't explain why the testosterone is so low.

Although my gyne happened quickly when aplying Androgel, I know there could be other factors, including low T. So when I do have surgery, I am very concerned about the gyne coming back.

[Hypo-is-here]

Hypo, You sound like you know alot about this stuff.

According to my Endo, my testosterone is "very low." I am lucky to touch the bottom of the range at 10am. Estradiol is "normal." MRI reveals no pituitary tumors. To date, UT Southwestern in Dallas can't explain why the testosterone is so low.

Although my gyne happened quickly when aplying Androgel, I know there could be other factors, including low T. So when I do have surgery, I am very concerned about the gyne coming back.

Background information/analogies

You say your testosterone level is low and that your estradiol level is normal.  But you have gynecomastia so the chances are your low testosterone is associated with the development of the gynecomastia.  That is why they are termed associated conditions.

There is every chance that your estradiol level anything but normal in relative terms when viewed as a ratio.  Also when a doctor says that estradiol is normal you have to bear in mind that the reference range does not differentiate between men who are 100 years old and men that are 18 years old and for this reason the reference range is ludicrously broad and does not always mean that if you are within the normal range that you are ok, far from it.  Gynecomastia often develops- for a variety of reasons when estradiol is within the supposedly normal reference range.

The problem is too many doctors look at hormones in isolation, but they do not work in isolation they are interdependant.

An analogy.

If you earn 100,000 dollars a years and your debts are 30,000 a year then you maybe well- off.  If however you earn 17,000 dollars a year and your debts are 30,000 dollars a year who are in financial trouble.

The exact same premise exists when viewing hormones.

If a man has a high level of testosterone, then they can afford to have a higher level of estradiol usually without significant outward effects (something often seen in bodybuilders taking steroids-very high testosterone and high estradiol- but no gynecomastia).

Then we see men with low testosterone and what appears to be a totally normal estradiol level.  However the ratio between the two maybe FAR worse than the man above who has high estradiol levels.  This man has unopposed or less opposed action from estradiol, even though there is less of it.

The above are basic/dumbed down explanations that detail some of the basics involved (far from all), hopefully it paints the right picture.

The point is;

You can never think of testosterone independently of estradiol or SHBG for that matter- too often that is what doctors do and it is plain wrong.

Ok where to go with this next?

Your situation/various questions and maybe a bit of help.

Your gynecomastia has "probably" been caused by a low androgen to estrogen ratio given your doctor thinks you have hypogonadism and that 10% of all gynecomastia sufferers have hypogonadism and the fact that it is an associated condition.

Did your doctor conduct dynamic tests to ascertain the cause of your hypogonadism?

Has it been established where you are hypergonadotropic (primary)  or hypogonadotropic (secondary) for instance?  Has he mentioned whether he thinks your problem is related to the testicles or the hypothalamus/pituitary, and if so what has he said on the matter?

The above can be important as it can have an impact upon what treatment can work for you.

If you posted me your pathology results prior to treatment along with reference ranges and your newest pathology results again complete with reference range I could take a layman’s look at it and tell you what I think as a fellow sufferer.

How do you feel in yourself?  I could run a testosterone symptomatic test past you and see how you figured on that if you want?  It was created by a world leading endocrinologist and gives a good insight into symptoms of deficiency or under-treatment.

If I looked at the above pathology and symptomatic test and thought you were getting poor treatment from your doctor I could try and put you in touch with other endocrinologists who might do a better job of helping you.

What dosage of Androgel are you on and what country are you in?

I'll leave it there for now...

[skyhawk]

I live in Texas. I was taking the lower of the two doses of Androgel. Only took it for a couple months when POOF! Like pouring miracle grow on a weed, Both my wife and I witnessed the rapid breast enlargement.

I began to suspect the trestosterone drug. The official Androgel website stated  "WARNING: breast enlargement is a frequent problem."  So I figured this played a major role. Although I wouldn't rule out other metabolic problems may have played a role in this.

I discontinued the drug, and there has been no change since.

Sorry I don't have all my labs, But I do remember my testosterone was 180 in the morning, 1 year later 247 in the morning.

[Hypo-is-here]

Your doctor should have fully investigated why you have hypogonadism and have come to a definitive diagnosis.

It sounds as though he has not bothered himself with the trouble.

Androgel is unadulterated testosterone and it can and does convert to estradiol.  It converts at differing rates in different people.  Some people do develop gynecomastia others do not, a lesser number see an improvement in existing gynecomastia.  It all depends on the level of free testosterone estradiol, SHBG, genetics etc of the individual.

A man on TRT should not have to suffer from problems of developing gynecomastia if he has a competant treating doctor.

It is worth saying that your doctor was a bloody idiot!

Why such a strong statement?

Because you were still below the bottom of the normal range on your dose of Androgel but he did not increase the dose- which goes against every bloody medical standard and guidleline on this subject in the whole of the USA!!!!!

He should have either increased the dose of Androgel or switched you to a treatment that produced a better response in your case.

He also should have kept an eye on estradiol and ensured that it stayed out of the top third of the normal range by medication if needs be.


Below are contact details for endocrinologists in Texas who state an interest in reproductive endocrinology.  Phone around and speak to a few of them and make a consultation with one that you feel comfortable with.  Make sure in doing so that you ask if they have hypogonadal patients, tell them about the gynecomastia and how low your levels have been and ask them specifically what you would do if estradiol is a problem.  Only go with an endocrinologist who answers these questions satisfactorily.

You need this sorting out because long term untreated hypogonadism often causes osteoporosis (I have it myself as a result of a lack of treatment), and it causes a significant statistical increase in the likelihood of developing diabetes (two thirds of men with type two diabetes have hypogonadism), Cardio Vascular Disease CVD) and an increased statistical risk of stroke, Alzheimer’s, obesity etc.  

Let me know if this has helped…….

Pamela L. Anderson, MD
8230 Walnut Hill Ln Ste 406
Dallas, TX 75231-4407
Directions to Office
Phone: (214) 696-9773
Interest Areas:
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   PCOS
   
Luis R. Arce, MD
910 East Houston Suite 250
Tyler, TX 75702
Directions to Office
Phone: (903) 531-5203
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Lipid Disorders
   Metabolic Bone Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   
Ridha Arem, MD, FACE
7501 Fannin St. Suite 730
Houston, TX 77054
Directions to Office
Phone: (713) 790-0102
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   
Rajesh Atluri, MD
1619 Midwestern Pkwy.
Wichita Falls, TX 76302
Directions to Office
Phone: (940) 689-8900
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Lipid Disorders
   Metabolic Bone Disorders
   Parathyroid Disorders
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   
Sorin Gheorghe Beca, MD
UTMB Endocrinology Division
301 University Blvd, MRB 8.126
Galveston, TX 77555-1060
Directions to Office
Phone: (409) 772-1922
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Lipid Disorders
   Obesity
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   
Sandra Margaret Bello, MD
703 N. Hancock
Odessa, TX 79761
Directions to Office
Phone: (432) 580-4500
Interest Areas:
   Ectopic Endocrine Syndromes
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Parathyroid Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Endocrine Surgery
   
Maya B. Bledsoe, MD, FACE
11111 Research Blvd Ste 485
Austin, TX 78759-5283
Directions to Office
Phone: (512) 338-8181
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Parathyroid Disorders
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   PCOS
   
Jeffrey Stuart Brown, MD, FACE
909 Dairy Ashford St Ste 205
Houston, TX 77079-5306
Directions to Office
Phone: (281) 589-2681
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Lipid Disorders
   Metabolic Bone Disorders
   Parathyroid Disorders
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   
Zaven H. Chakmakjian, MD
910 N. Central Expwy
Dallas, TX 75204-5735
Directions to Office
Phone: (214) 823-6435
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Growth Disorders/Growth Hormone
   Metabolic Bone Disorders
   Parathyroid Disorders
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   
Ulupi A. Choksi, MD, FACE
920 Medical Plaza Dr # 460
Spring, TX 77380
Directions to Office
Phone: (281) 419-3820
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Hypertension
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis

] Brian M. Cohen, MBChB, MD,, FACE
National Fertility Center At Med City Dallas
7777 Forest Ln Ste C638
Dallas, TX 75230-6858
Directions to Office
Interest Areas:
   Obesity
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   PCOS
   
Jacqueline Ellen Cohn, MD
1521 S Staples St Ste 801
Corpus Christi, TX 78404-3150
Directions to Office
Phone: (361) 888-5794
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   PCOS
   
Glenn R Cunningham, MD
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
6720 Bertner Ave., Suite B111
Houston, TX 77030
Directions to Office
Phone: (832) 355 7208
Visit Dr. Cunningham at AACEHost

Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Osteoporosis
   
Robert Adriaan Christiaan DeVries, MD, PhD
11661 Preston Rd Ste 124
Dallas, TX 75230-7001
Directions to Office
Phone: (214) 368-6197
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   
Steven G. Dorfman, MD, FACE
10620 N Central Espressway Suite 100N
Dallas, TX 75231
Directions to Office
Phone: (214) 265-2111
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Growth Disorders/Growth Hormone
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   
Susie Myer Estes, MD
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555
Directions to Office
Phone: 409-772-0700
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Metabolic Bone Disorders
   Parathyroid Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   
Stanley Feld, MD, MACE
7310 Hillwood Ln
Dallas, TX 75248-5240
Directions to Office
Phone: (972) 233-3057
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Disease of Pregnancy
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Growth Disorders/Growth Hormone
   Hypertension
   Lipid Disorders
   Metabolic Bone Disorders
   Nuclear Medicine
   Parathyroid Disorders
   Pediatric Endocrinology
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   
Hans Kumar Ghayee, DO
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390-9018
Directions to Office
Phone: (214) 68-2851
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   
Farah Yasmeen Ghori, MD, FACE
Hidalgo County Medical Specialists
1001 Rone Street Suite 2
Weslaco, TX 78956
Directions to Office
Phone: (956) 447-8200
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Cancer
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Lipid Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   
Joseph W. Goldzieher, MD, FACE
626 Metropolitan Professional Bldg
1303 McCullough Ave
San Antonio, TX 78212-5609
Directions to Office
Phone: (210) 227-7228
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   Menopause

James E. Griffin, III, MD, FACE
Ut Southwestern Med Ctr Dept Im
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9012
Directions to Office
Phone: (214) 648-2447
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   PCOS
   
George M. Grunert, MD
7550 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77054-1911
Directions to Office
Phone: (713) 512-7851
Interest Areas:
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Endocrine Surgery
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   
S. S. Habbu, MD, FACE
900 W Randol Mill Rd Ste 109
Arlington, TX 76012-2508
Directions to Office
Phone: (817) 354-0182
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Growth Disorders/Growth Hormone
   Hypertension
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   PCOS
   
Michael Joseph Heard, MD
6624 Fannin Street Suite 1800
Houston, TX 77030
Directions to Office
Phone: (713) 797-1144
Interest Areas:
   Obesity
   Pediatric Endocrinology
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Menopause
   
Marina Johnson, MD, FACE
8201 Preston Road Ste 570
Dallas, TX 75225
Directions to Office
Phone: (817) 358-0663
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Ectopic Endocrine Syndromes
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Hypertension
   Lipid Disorders
   Metabolic Bone Disorders
   Nutrition
   Parathyroid Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   
Richard M. Lackritz, MD
4499 Medical Dr Ste 230
San Antonio, TX 78229-3712
Directions to Office
Phone: (210) 615-0866
Interest Areas:
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   PCOS
   
Benito Alberto Marranzini, MD
1201 Schuster Bldg 7
El Paso, TX 79902
Directions to Office
Phone: 915-533-5486
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   
Samuel Philip Marynick, MD, FACE
3600 Gaston Ave. Suite 506 Barnett Tower
Dallas, TX 75246
Directions to Office
Phone: (214) 828-2444
Visit Dr. Marynick at AACEHost

Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Ectopic Endocrine Syndromes
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Growth Disorders/Growth Hormone
   Hypertension
   Lipid Disorders
   Metabolic Bone Disorders
   Parathyroid Disorders
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   
Michele T. McDermott, MD
The Austin Diagnostic Clinic, Menopause Center
12221 N MoPac Expy
Austin, TX 78758-2401
Directions to Office
Phone: (512) 901-4022
Interest Areas:
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Other
   Osteoporosis
   Menopause
   
Kevin H. McKinney, MD, FACE
Utmb Div Of Endocrinology
301 University Blvd Route 1060
Galveston, TX 77555-0001
Directions to Office
Phone: (409) 772-1922
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Reproductive Endocrinology

Carlos E. Menendez, MD, FACE
4499 Medical Dr Ste 226
San Antonio, TX 78229-3712
Directions to Office
Phone: (210) 692-7684
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Disease of Pregnancy
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Lipid Disorders
   Pediatric Endocrinology
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   PCOS
   
Yomna Tarek Monla, MD, FACE
The Endocrine Center
8830 Long Point Ste 502
Houston, TX 77055
Directions to Office
Phone: (713) 468-2122
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   
Shahla Nader, MD, FACE
Univ Of Texas Med School
6431 Fannin St Ste 3604
Houston, TX 77030-1501
Directions to Office
Phone: (713) 500-6387
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Disease of Pregnancy
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   
Manubai Nagamani, MD
Univ Of Texas, Medical Branch
Dept Of Ob/Gyn, 301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555-0587
Directions to Office
Phone: (409) 772-3985
Interest Areas:
   Cancer
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Endocrine Surgery
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   
Rakesh Patel, DO
11301 Fallbrook, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77065
Directions to Office
Phone: (832) 237-5000
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   PCOS
   
Steven M. Petak, MD, JD, FACE
7400 Fannin St Ste 850
Houston, TX 77054-1951
Directions to Office
Phone: (713) 791-1874
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Lipid Disorders
   Metabolic Bone Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   
Henry Michael Prost, MD
1601 Lancaster Dr
Grapevine, TX 76051-2109
Directions to Office
Phone: (817) 410-9993
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   PCOS
   
Meg Reitmeyer, MD, FACE
910 E Houston St Ste 250
Tyler, TX 75702-8369
Directions to Office
Phone: (903) 510-1173
Interest Areas:
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   
Luis J. Rodriguez-Rigau, MD, FACE
7400 Fannin St Ste 850
Houston, TX 77054-1951
Directions to Office
Phone: (713) 791-1874
Interest Areas:
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   PCOS
   
Sohaila Roshan, MD, FACE
1801 Dickinson
Rusk, TX 75785
Directions to Office
Interest Areas:
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS

Simone M. Scumpia, MD,FRCP, FACE
Bldg 3, Suite 300
2200 Park Bend Dr.
Austin, TX 78758
Directions to Office
Phone: 512-467-2727
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Hypertension
   Lipid Disorders
   Metabolic Bone Disorders
   Parathyroid Disorders
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   
Lorie Margaret Shapiro, MD, FACE
909 Dairy Ashford St Ste 205
Houston, TX 77079-5306
Directions to Office
Phone: (281) 589-2681
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Lipid Disorders
   Metabolic Bone Disorders
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   
Keith D. Smith, MD, FACE
7400 Fannin St Ste 850
Houston, TX 77054-1951
Directions to Office
Phone: (713) 791-1874
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   
LaDale Kacey St. Clair, MD
One Baylor Plaza, MS 700E. BC
Houston, TX 77030
Directions to Office
Phone: (713) 798-8654
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Disease of Pregnancy
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   
Emil Steinberger, MD, FACE
1111 Hermann Dr Unit 15F
Houston, TX 77004-6930
Directions to Office
Phone: (713) 520-1971
Interest Areas:
   Adrenal Disorders
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   
Randall J. Urban, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd, Rt. 0569
Galveston, TX 77555-1060
Directions to Office
Phone: (409) 772-1176
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   PCOS
   
Batul Valika, MD
Stark Diabetic Center-Suite 115
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555-1188
Directions to Office
Phone: (409) 772-0700
Interest Areas:
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   
Sofia E. Vasquez-Solomon, MD, FACE
Valley Internal Medicine, Geriatric & Diabetic Center
1200 E Ridge Rd. Suite 7
McAllen, TX 78503
Directions to Office
Phone: (956) 631-3982
Interest Areas:
   Diabetes Mellitus
   Parathyroid Disorders
   Pituitary Disorders
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   Osteoporosis
   PCOS
   
E. Russell Weidman, MD, FACE
7400 Fannin St Ste 850
Houston, TX 77054-1951
Directions to Office
Phone: (713) 791-1874
Interest Areas:
   General Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Reproductive Endocrinology
   Thyroid Dysfunction
   PCOS








 

[jones357]

Hypo-

There is no way that you aren't a doctor.  Either that, or a professor.  I guess that doesn't matter much.  I have been reading your posts for a while and you have got my mind spinning.  I am especially intrigued with what you say about hormone ratios.  Is it safe to say that all gyne is caused by permenent of even a temporary hormone imbalance?  If so, I have always wondered how a guy like me, who can pack on muscle with no problem could have suffered from moobs.  I would think that the natural ability to put on muscle would mean that I have high test levels.  Is that neccessarily true? If so, would that mean one of the other hormones you mentioned was at one point too high or low?  Could that also have something to do with my inability to keep a low level of body fat?  You seem to have mastered the relationship of all of these hormones, and I think hormones are one of the most major reasons why people body types are different.  Am I off base?  I am not thinking about trying to run out and buy a product to change my hormone levels, but it would be nice to better understand them.

How do you know so much about this? I promise not to tell anyone:)

[jones357]

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