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Now, turning to you, Dr. Fisch. I understand that Low T is talked about in terms of feelings of fatigue, loss of sexual drive, depressed moods. In a situation like that, how are you prescribing testosterone?
DR. HARRY FISCH
Well, there's a couple of things I would -- Dr. Fugh-Berman was saying there are no studies that show a benefit. There are studies that show benefits of men who actually have low testosterone. And I agree with Dr. Fugh-Berman about, you know, people who have very low levels of testosterone, such as pituitary tumors or testicular problems, can benefit dramatically from medications.
DR. HARRY FISCH
And there's no question about those people. The question occurs as men get older and if they have hypogonadism. Clearly, men who are getting older and are fatigued and have other issues, such as you just mentioned, may not need any medication. They may need other more natural approaches to treatment. But if they do have low testosterone, that's an indication, that's a red flag that something more serious is going on and needs to be addressed.
REHMNow, turning to you, Dr. Fisch. I understand that Low T is talked about in terms of feelings of fatigue, loss of sexual drive, depressed moods. In a situation like that, how are you prescribing testosterone?DR. HARRY FISCHWell, there's a couple of things I would -- Dr. Fugh-Berman was saying there are no studies that show a benefit. There are studies that show benefits of men who actually have low testosterone. And I agree with Dr. Fugh-Berman about, you know, people who have very low levels of testosterone, such as pituitary tumors or testicular problems, can benefit dramatically from medications.DR. HARRY FISCHAnd there's no question about those people. The question occurs as men get older and if they have hypogonadism. Clearly, men who are getting older and are fatigued and have other issues, such as you just mentioned, may not need any medication. They may need other more natural approaches to treatment. But if they do have low testosterone, that's an indication, that's a red flag that something more serious is going on and needs to be addressed.
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