I found this info on a website. Is this information correct?

CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW TESTOSTERONE

The Endocrine Society has identified several conditions commonly associated with low testosterone:

End stage renal disease

Moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a lung disease

Infertility

Osteoporosis

Type 2 Diabetes

If you have any of these medical conditions identified by the Endocrine Society, you may be at a higher risk for low testosterone. The Endocrine Society also recommends that all men with type 2 diabetes have their testosterone levels checked.

This is the site: http://www.androgel.com/associated-conditions.aspx

I can confirm that at least one of those is absolutely true. Osteoporosis can indeed caused by low/no testosterone in the system.

I can also testify that Osteoporosis can be caused by low T. that is my situation. I broke a bone and the doctors discovered my bones were weak. They checked my T levels and they were very low, so I was started on TRT. The one advantage I can now be castrated and maintain my manly T levels as I have an ongoing prescription for testosterone therapy.

Iv Had type 2 diabetis symptoms since my late teens and was finally diagnosed around the age of 24. While having diabetis sucks i guess I can thank it for my body not continuing to masculinize after puberty. Hell, puberty barely made me a man (thankfully). Iv got like no body hair and couldn't grow a full beard if I tried. though I would never try. Now im on hrt (E andP) and 200mg of spiro a day. At 100mg a day my T level was at 32 when checked. Now with the 200 I shouuld be in excellent shape. So goodbye to T permanently and hello to a lifetime of taking over a dozen pills a day. Blah

"Associated with," yes, but notice that a couple are caused by low T (osteo & infertility) & others are diseases that themselves can cause low T.

Transward

YodaNell (imported) wrote: Mon May 30, 2011 12:39 pm I found this info on a website. Is this information correct?

This is the site: http://www.androgel.com/associated-conditions.aspx

Don´t forget that this is an advertisement website

But a lack of sexual steroid hormones (estrogens or androgens) DOES lead to a slow-down in several metabolic regulations of the body - this is why castrated men (and women) experience loss of muscle mass or have decreased energy. The anabolic (that means tissue growth stimulating) properties of sex steroids are of course important in keeping up the regeneration of bone cells and mineralization, so a lack of them almost certainly can result in osteoporosis. But there are other factors too: Genetic background, level of activity, diet, and duration of the condition, so you can never predict accurately for a given individual.

If you are castrated and fear osteoporosis (and rightly so), some precautions are recommended: Sports - not only running or swimming, but stuff that is mechanically more straining, like tennis or workout. Diet - dairy products are very helpful, fish is good, but not an excess of meat. Hormones - you really should consider some low-level replacement, be it T or E depending on your general preference (masculinization/feminization).

In conclusion, a eunuch encounters not more risks than an intact perosn, but other risks.

bestofboth (imported) wrote: Mon May 30, 2011 11:31 pm Don´t forget that this is an advertisement website

But a lack of sexual steroid hormones (estrogens or androgens) DOES lead to a slow-down in several metabolic regulations of the body - this is why castrated men (and women) experience loss of muscle mass or have decreased energy. The anabolic (that means tissue growth stimulating) properties of sex steroids are of course important in keeping up the regeneration of bone cells and mineralization, so a lack of them almost certainly can result in osteoporosis. But there are other factors too: Genetic background, level of activity, diet, and duration of the condition, so you can never predict accurately for a given individual.

If you are castrated and fear osteoporosis (and rightly so), some precautions are recommended: Sports - not only running or swimming, but stuff that is mechanically more straining, like tennis or workout. Diet - dairy products are very helpful, fish is good, but not an excess of meat. Hormones - you really should consider some low-level replacement, be it T or E depending on your general preference (masculinization/feminization).

In conclusion, a eunuch encounters not more risks than an intact perosn, but other risks.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. This info is very useful. I knew about bone degeneration but the kidney failure, heart disease and diabetes really scared me. I have diabetes-2 but it was not caused by the lack of T. I was put on T since my castration but I really want to stop T injections for a little while to 'cool off' sexually. I'm sure I'll inject 2cc of Depo-Testosterone again but just enough to keep some side effects at bay. I am taking 600mg Calsium/Vit D every day.

How long would you suggest I can go without T before the lack thereof kills me?

You are very welcome!

Lowering your T medication may even be beneficial to your liver. But you should always remember to monitor your blood sugar levels very carefully when you change something with your hormone status, since the whole endocrine system is connected via feedbacks, and therefore change one parameter often influences another one. You should also be careful not to gain additional weight (fat), because this will have detrimental effects on your diabetes for sure!

It´s very diligent to take Ca and Vit D to keep osteoporosis at bay, but don´t neglect the very important factor of physical activity!!! This will probably also improve your glucose metabolism.

Lowering T will probably lower your libido, but you should not change medication too often on a whim. For me, the medication with medium amounts of E to stave off the degenerative side effects of steroid deprivation complemented by a low dose of T works fine for almost ten years now.

Going without T will surely not kill you, but perhaps you will miss something...