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Wise Guy
01-30-2009, 04:28 PM
I thought this was interesting. It is a post on another board concerning women's HRT.

I thought it was quite interesting. It is a good example of how much more society is open to treating and prescribing HRT to women than it is to men.

Such a huge double standard exists.

This girl was only 14, but suffering from hormonal loss. A quick, one stop trip to the Dr and out the door with a script.

Something tells me a young 15 year old boy would not be so lucky trying to get T, LOL. :001_tt2:

Here is the post

"My15 year old daughter has been on bioidentical progesterone cream for about one year now. She was experiencing nasty mood changes and irregular periods. She would occasionally miss a day of school because of severe stomach cramps. Since I had found bioidentical progesterone cream about six years ago - which truly saved my life, I asked my daughters pediatrician about using the cream for my daughter. He was thrilled to have us give it a go instead of using birth control pills. Since she dances about 25 hours a week on two different dance teams and is also an honor student, we have been thrilled with the results of the cream (we call it the happy cream) because she now has regulated periods and is a much more pleasant person to be around!

PS - I was told about natural progesterone by my chiropractor about six years ago. I had breast fibroids, uterine fibroids, periods so irregular that I was bleeding all of the time, headaches every day, foggy thinking and mood swings that were memorable. All of these problems evaporated within 3 months of using the cream. Having worked with doctors previously, I have turned a couple of them onto progesterone for themselves and they are astounded at the results. One female MD told me that in all of her medical school training years ago there was only four hours of women's health taught. That has probably changed a bit over the years but instead we continue to kill people with synthetic HRT etc. I hope that my daughter can become a doctor specializing in women's health. "

joe143
01-30-2009, 05:25 PM
Good point WiseGuy. But I honestly think our time is comming. Its been a little over a year since I found my Low T and since then I've been hearing more and more on HRT. I dont mean just on boards, i mean in news, internet articles, etc. The word is getting out and more and more men are comming forward looking to improve their lives.

bgnb
01-30-2009, 07:06 PM
I don't know what the situation is like in the US but here in
Canada there is an advocacy group for Patients' Rights that
is suing to gain access to medical care ...

I am considering suing my doctor for violating my Charter Rights
based on what that advocacy group is doing.

The basis of my claim is that if I was a female I would have
no problem getting treated for hormonal deficiencies but because
I am male my doctor is using a different, gender-based criteria
that discriminates based on sex.

And our Charter forbids discrimination in terms of access and
services based on gender, race, religion and disability.

The other thing is that I have been on a disability for over 12 years
based on a misdiagnosis and it continues only because my doctors
refuse to treat me ... I lose about $50,000 a year in salary and
benefits because of this ...

BigJimcalhoun
01-30-2009, 09:23 PM
Some people feel testosterone causes more problems in this world than it solves.

joe143
01-30-2009, 09:36 PM
Some people feel testosterone causes more problems in this world than it solves.

Cant make em all happy.

Wise Guy
01-30-2009, 10:47 PM
Some people feel testosterone causes more problems in this world than it solves.

There was a study that came out a little while ago that showed teenage boys who engaged in criminal activity actually had lower testosterone than their peers.

I will try and dig it up.