Treatment of Low Testosterone
Before rushing off to start testosterone supplementation to treat you condition it is important that you address your testosterone deficiency with the following dot-point in mind since there could be various contributing factors to the
Supplementation with the bioidentical hormone testosterone if testosterone deficiency is established.
symptoms you are suffering.
These areas include, but are not limited to:
• Are you suffering from specific medical conditions such as iron deficiency, abnormal bleeding, diabetes, depression and thyroid disease require addressing before considering hormonal therapies
• You may need to check your lifestyle and try a little regular exercise, stop smoking, reduce your alcohol intake and get your weight ldown if any of these are not ‘right’
• If you suffer from pain during sexual intercourse which may be the real problem rather than a lowered testosteronethen vaginal lubricants could provide relief for vaginal dryness and dyspareunia (difficult or painful sexual intercourse)
• Localized estrogen pessaries, vaginal tablets, creams and gels could also help
• Kegel exercises will improve vaginal muscle tone and muscle associated with orgasm, and in managing incontinence if this is an issue for you
• Alteration of prescribed medications which may interfere with sexual function if appropriate. Especially oral hormone replacement therapy (HRT – move to bioidentical alternatives for these), oral contraceptives (OC’s) and antidepressants
• Supplementation with the bioidentical hormone testosterone if testosterone deficiency is established.
If you are sure that none of the above are issues for you then let’s move on.
