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My primary physician says it’s a bad idea to start TRT and she says she gets patients all the time who have long-term complications directly related to it. What do you say to that? I don’t believe these patients she is referring to are running a cycle.
AlphaMD's Answer
I have certainly seen men have long term complications from anabolic steroid abuse. These men use testosterone at levels far higher than TRT doses. They also use drugs never meant for use in humans.
I think your primary physician may be lumping TRT and AAS abuse into the same bucket. They are not the same, and anyone is free to read the hundreds of articles proving the safety of long term TRT use.
Essentially, you are more likely to die from the many complications of low testosterone (increased inflammation, high blood pressure, increased visceral adiposity, poor insulin sensitivity, depression, loss of muscle mass, etc) than use of TRT. Cardiologists are now prescribing TRT because it reduces the risk of heart attack by over 300%
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