how to get Dad on TRT?

[guambomb]

hey all,
my father is in his late 50s and has a few problems which i think are extremely typical of testosterone deficiency. I told him he would be a prime candidate for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and he seemed interested. I just need to give him a link via email for more information. Does anyone know of "no-BS" websites that offer good information? I figured I would probably recommend him to go through MaximusHRT in the end but I just want to make sure he is well-informed before he begins his therapy.

PS: would testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) heal his joints any? He's got some pretty funky things going on including a bad rotator cuff and bum knees.
And he has to travel A LOT for his job (internationally), should he be concerned about crossing through customs with prescribed steroids?

 

[wayne9452]

hey all,
my father is in his late 50s and has a few problems which i think are extremely typical of testosterone deficiency. I told him he would be a prime candidate for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and he seemed interested. I just need to give him a link via email for more information. Does anyone know of "no-BS" websites that offer good information? I figured I would probably recommend him to go through MaximusHRT in the end but I just want to make sure he is well-informed before he begins his therapy.

PS: would testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) heal his joints any? He's got some pretty funky things going on including a bad rotator cuff and bum knees.
And he has to travel A LOT for his job (internationally), should he be concerned about crossing through customs with prescribed steroids?[/QUOTE]

And no problem traveling as long as he has a script for the meds

 

[guambomb]

Excellent resources Wayne, thank you very much. I will be sure to pass these along.

 

[CHIP WADOWSKI]

most insurance will cover Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for older people as i design Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and with dr's patients looking at other factors to complement Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Remember Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is just a small factor, but lifestyle, proper sleep, stress reduction, and proper eating are even more important. When combined with the proper eating pattens, identifying and removing metabolic road blocks results are profound compared to just Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) itself.

this anonymous being all of a sudden comes into our testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) forum ripping the very reason we ar all here and says its only a "small" part of our lives? I think this guy needs to be on a mountain top in tibet.

 

[guambomb]

I'm not sure where everyone stands on this issue, but I'm going to go ahead and give my take:
EVERYTHING plays into our overall well-being. Diet, exercise, emotions, social support, hormone levels, you name it--it has a role.
I think it is important to realize though that most of these other factors can be fixed without the need of seeing a physician, as they are simply a modification of lifestyle. Now, what I appreciate the most about Chip's company is the fact that they have a select group of physicians who understand the importance of keeping this overall homeostasis maintained by prescribing the one thing a patient cannot readily change with a lifestyle modification.
In short, all these things are important, and Chip's company provides a very valuable service to one aspect of this balance that often goes unnoticed by physicians. For this reason, I look forward to working with Chip in the future.

 

[guambomb]

Question: Does Maximus' HRT provide any means of helping to repair worn down cartilage and rotator cuff injuries?
I wonder if growth hormone (or IGF-1) would do the trick but I'm not quite sure. I don't think testosterone helps the joints any...and it wouldnt hurt them unless the person was a weightlifter and was adding stress to the tendons with increased muscle mass (right?).