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I’m 67 years old. Basically my entire life I’ve tried to keep physically fit running and powerlifting. In powerlifting I hit my personal bests in my early 50s. 13 months ago I had shoulder surgery which kept me from lifting heavy at all. That combined with aging my lifts are about 70% what they were prior to. The surgery. I’m 95+% back now and want to get as fit as possible for my age. I’m well aware I’m on a decline and certainly not expecting miracles at all. I had my testosterone tested by primary care doc. He was reluctant to do it. I was 313ng/Dl. I’d also like to fire up a declining libido and hopefully get the hardware working a bit better if possible. My questions are: Ami a candidate for trt? If so how and where do I get started? Would it help me with issues I described above? What are the ballpark costs?
AlphaMD's Answer
Yes, you sound like you meet criteria for hypogonadism. A level below 350ng/dL is considered low testosterone. Combined with your symptoms, you will likely benefit from TRT. To get started, you can always discuss it with your primary care doctor, or search for a specialty clinic nearby. Online clinics like ours are an option as well. While I can't speak to pricing of other clinics as it is variable, you can visit our website alphamd.org for our pricing.
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