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“I want to treat my low testosterone, but I don’t want to shut down my natural testosterone function.”
Maybe you want children one day.
Maybe you’re afraid of committing to TRT long-term when you don’t know if it’ll work for you.
Maybe you just don't want to trade your balls for tiny raisins.
Those are fair concerns.
When you inject testosterone, your body senses it has enough, so it shuts down its own natural production.
But if this were truly an issue, you wouldn’t see bodybuilders who have been blasting high doses of steroids for years having children (they do).
You have options to keep your testicular function intact (HCG, enclomiphene, etc.) and to restart your natural production.
And even if you don't use anything, that same feedback loop (the one that sensed you had enough testosterone and caused you to stop producing naturally) will eventually work in the other direction.
It will detect you don't have any testosterone and help you produce it naturally again.
It's a myth that TRT is a one-way door and you can never come back.
So if you've spent years deliberating whether or not it's the right choice, stop wasting time.
Commit for 6 months and you can make the decision with real data instead of ruminating on it.
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Young men are quietly having their lives ruined by a common hair loss drug.
Andrew Huberman just opened up about hearing from more and more guys suffering from post-finasteride syndrome — devastating sexual dysfunction, psychological issues, and symptoms that feel permanent.
The mainstream medical community often calls it “nonsense,” but Huberman says it’s cratering lives and desperately needs more honest discussion. He even mentioned a Florida physician he’s thinking of bringing on the podcast to talk about it.
It’s heartbreaking to hear how something prescribed so casually can completely derail a young man’s future.
Have you or someone you know been affected by this? Or is this the first you’re hearing about post-finasteride syndrome?
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