tests result -male menopause

minikit
minikit Member Posts: 23
in Esophageal Cancer #1
Hi all

Slowly obtaining some results

Blood test shows testosterone level low, FSH high = male menopause.

Does anyone have knowledge or experience of this, is it disease or treatment related?

Specialist claims he not sure why this would happen. Any thoughts?

Kit

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  • TerryV
    TerryV Member Posts: 887
    #2
    I believe others have reported....
    that chemo can reduce testosterone. More than one of the Stage 4's here have used testosterone replacement gels and mentioned success.

    Low T is also a natural result of aging. Men over 40 start to have a noticable decline in production of testosterone.

    I'm sure others much more knowledgeable in this than me will respond.

    Terry
  • Daisylin
    Daisylin Member Posts: 365
    #3
    TerryV said:

    I believe others have reported....
    that chemo can reduce testosterone. More than one of the Stage 4's here have used testosterone replacement gels and mentioned success.

    Low T is also a natural result of aging. Men over 40 start to have a noticable decline in production of testosterone.

    I'm sure others much more knowledgeable in this than me will respond.

    Terry

    testosterone
    I have posted about this a few times.... Yes, Terry, you are right, chemo reduces testosterone, as well as damaging thyroid glands!!!

    However, the one thing we discovered as well, opioids cause testosterone reduction as well. Lee suffered from low testosterone for months, (without realizing it) and was so miserable with hot and cold flashes, sweats, nausea, fatigue, inability to sleep etc. We mentioned it to the oc so many times, and they just shrugged their shoulders and said, "It's the cancer" Finally, a brilliant nurse practitioner sent Lee for tests on his hormone levels, and voila, opioid induced hormonal imbalance!!

    Here in Canada, they have just recently become aware of the need for testing, and Lee was actually the first person in our cancer centre to be sent for these tests. We were told that they see this often in meth users, and other addicts.

    He was given a testosterone gel, which worked wonders for his symptoms! Within days, the hot and cold flashes just about disappeared. Of course, as Terry mentioned, age reduces T counts as well.

    Hope this helps,
    Chantal

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