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It seems like its very difficult for many people to get a PCP to write a prescription for testosterone. Is this because there is greater risk of malpractice or lawsuits?
AlphaMD's Answer
This is true about the challenging nature of getting a PCP to sign off on TRT, but not for those reasons.
TRT is one of the safest treatments out there with one of the lowest malpractice insurance rates. Remember, you can't accidently OD on Testosterone like you can many other medications since it's a normal hormone.
This hesitancy is usually caused by the provider being rather uninformed on TRT/hormone care. For a general practitioner who doesn't go on to become an endo or specialize in men's health, their baseline education is not that expansive & generally rooted in older knowledge. If someone has been practicing for 20 years & hasn't had any continuing education on the subject, their personal biases are more likely at work in the denial than their knowledge. There is also the reasoning that many know that a lot of insurance companies like to deny coverage to save money, and they don't want the hassle.
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