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Who Should Avoid TRT
By: Road2HardCoreIron Date: November 15, 2024, 7:23 pm
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Who should avoid TRT?
The Endocrine SocietyTrusted Source recommends that people with
the following conditions do not start taking TRT:
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Research recommends that clinicians need to exercise caution
when prescribing TRT to people who have severe obstructive sleep
apnoea.
TRT causesTrusted Source neuromuscular changes to the airways as
well as chemical changes in the metabolism. It can also cause
low levels of oxygen in the body tissues, known as hypoxia. This
can cause symptoms such as confusion, restlessness, difficulty
breathing, rapid heart rate, and bluish skin.
TRT may also cause hypercapnia. Hypercapnia is a condition where
carbon dioxide levels get too high in the blood. This can lead
to problems such as respiratory acidosis, with symptoms
including fatigue and drowsiness or a strong desire to sleep.
Severe lower urinary tract symptoms
Severe lower urinary tract symptoms include urinary frequency
and urgency. These symptoms may be a sign of an enlarged
prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Past researchTrusted Source found a correlation between TRT and
lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to testosterone’s
growth-promoting effects on the prostate. This is common among
aging men who developed hypogonadism late in their life. Recent
clinical trials support this theory, concluding that although
TRT may help in reducing prostate inflammation, it does not
lower urinary tract symptoms and may even make these symptoms
worse in the long term.
Elevated hematocrit levels and thrombophilia
People who have a high red blood cell count and thrombophilia
should avoid taking TRT. TRT can increase red blood cell count
which in turn increases blood viscosity. This may lead to blood
clot formation, stroke, and ischemia.
A 2021 research study conducted on trans men using long-term TRT
concluded that TRT caused an increase in red blood cell count.
Red blood cell counts were taken from the individuals on a
yearly basis and results showed an increase of 10% after the
first year and 38% after 10 years.
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer needs testosterone to grow, therefore taking TRT
may make the cancer cells grow faster. The National Cancer
Research Institute states that men with higher levels of
testosterone in their blood are more likely to be diagnosed with
prostate cancer.
High prostate-specific antigen levels
Research has shown a link between TRT raising antigen levels in
men over the age of 65 years. Researchers performed a clinical
trial on men aged over 65 who took TRT for a period of 12
months. At the end of the 12 months results showed an increase
of 4.0 ng/mL in antigen levels in 5% of the men.
Ischemic stroke
Researchers carried out clinical trials on 15,401 men aged over
45 years who had low testosterone levels. Those who were given
TRT showed a 21% greater risk of cardiovascular conditions such
as cardiac arrest and cerebrovascular disease compared to the
proportion of men who did not take TRT.
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Re: Who Should Avoid TRT
By: jipped genes Date: November 17, 2024, 8:34 am
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I don't have any of that stuff so i will continue.
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