TRT and Fertility............

[golfer34]

What is everyone's experience with this

I know that doctors will install hcg into the regimen or pull you off T and put you on HCG

I also know guy have conceived while using T

Is there a risk for birth defects?

 

[Megatron28]

Why would testosterone cause birth defects?

 

[Mrrippedzilla]

Test can only cause birth defects if a pregnant woman takes it.

Im assuming your not a pregnant female on trt, so your fine

 

[golfer34]

About two years ago a doctor I had seen mentioned the possibility. I'm not sure in what regard that he meant it

 

[Mprtz]

About two years ago a doctor I had seen mentioned the possibility. I'm not sure in what regard that he meant it

I guess doctors are not that different from the general population in that they sometimes voice baseless opinions and preconceptions.

I don't think there is any evidence, or even plausible mechanism for testosterone causing birth defects. Probably not even in a pregnant female, though I suspect it would terminate the pregnancy at sufficient doses.

 

[juced_porkchop]

I guess doctors are not that different from the general population in that they sometimes voice baseless opinions and preconceptions.

I don't think there is any evidence, or even plausible mechanism for testosterone causing birth defects. Probably not even in a pregnant female, though I suspect it would terminate the pregnancy at sufficient doses.

in a pregnant female I believe it is very likely too mess up gender development...

 

[Mrrippedzilla]

Agreed with porkchop.

There are no studies (that I'm aware of) showing birth abnormalities from women using test during pregnancy.
However, logic suggests that adding an androgen into an environment where a fetus is developing could affect the fetus' sexual organs - androgenic birth defects basically.

Again this is a logical line of thought, but as we all know science as disproved logic before

 

[Mprtz]

Yeah, you guys are probably right. So no heavy T cycles during pregnancy, umkay?

 

[Alpin]

Sounds like Golfer's dock stigmatizes TRT users into a sub human group.
Theres docs in the medical community that look down on TRT and/or have no faith in it.
As well, there are ample amount that support it.