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Dr told me to stay away from trt because my grandfather had prostrate cancer. Will trt increase my chances of it or is it the same with taking clomid or gels. Should this keep me away from any testosterone or is it “safe” All labs are normal but total t is 230 and low estrogen. Thanks!

AlphaMD's Answer

While old thinking was that TRT could increase the risk of prostate cancer, more recent and better studies have demonstrated just the opposite. Not only does TRT not increase the risk of developing prostate cancer, it also seems to decrease the risk of developing prostate cancer (it turns out low T is actually a risk factor for developing prostate cancer).

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