Testosterone supplementation after treatment for prostate cancer

artie,

i don’t know how old are you and if these would work for you but here is my experience:

In January my testosterone was 217  after feeling crappy for about 6 months. All other values related to testosterone were below lower range. 

I had also prostate Ca and RP in November of 2016. 

Urologist put me on Clomiphene 50 mg every other day to boost endogenous production of testosterone. At the end of April, my testosterone was 602 and dose of Clomiphene was lowered to 25 mg every other day. I new it was working because I started feeling better, more energy, faster recovery after excercising, my endurance increased etc.

Even bringing my testosterone to 600 level did not help in erectile functionality after RP which rendered me 100% impotent Even now 20+ months post RP.

You might askyour urologist if this would be good try for you. I did not experienced any side effects of Clomiphene.

MK

What is your current T, how old are you and what problems do you currently have that may be related to your low T level?

Regarding your other question, it may take quite some time after hormone therapy for T to get back to 'normal'. Age plays a role and some never get there. In this context, when was your last hormone shot and for how long were you on hormone therapy?

artie said:

Old Salt u r very

Old Salt u r very knowledgable about this condition.Where did u gain this knowledge?Thx for your help and your kindness.Had I known about the problems that develop from the hormone deprivation treatment I may have opted for a deifferent treatment.Curing the disease putting you at high risk for other medical problems is not what I wanted or expected.I did raise my concern  before I had the treatment but was assured the problems would only arise from the long term use of the hormone treatment not from just the few months that I would be taking the 4 or 5 shots of degaralix.

My wife had osteoporosis. We both read up on the disease and possible treatments. About fifteen years later, after my prostate cancer diagnosis, I discovered that I had osteoporosis (in my spine) as well. At that point I tried to update myself.

I hope that your exercise regimen will keep your bones from getting any worse and, more importantly, prevent fractures.

Hi there,

We have discussed here before on this subject but I can't find the thread. In any case, our body responds different to the hormones depending if these are endogenous (manufactured by the testis) or exogenous (injected testosterone). In some PCa patients the  injected testosterone doesn't influence the cancer at all, as seen from PSA levels.

You might be interested in reading this link;

https://csn.cancer.org/node/292304

Some famous oncologists use estrogen patches to alleviate the hypogonadism symptoms in their ADT patients.

Best,

VG

I was on Eligard for a year after radiation ended.  Eligard/hormone treatment, for me, was terrible.  If testostorone therapy is anything like Eligard, I would not want it.

Two urolgists have told me that testostrone is like "gas on the fire" too.  And recommended I stay away from it.  

Diet and weight management may be the best alternative to more hormones and/or other treatment.