FDA adds abuse warning to rx testosterone

[MuscleScience]

There is such a bias towards Male endocrine disorders. Female patients can
Literally get any combo of hormones they want, including T for gender reassignment. Yet a man has to suffer with low T and beg to have just a crappy Andro patch.

[Mr.BB]

There is such a bias towards Male endocrine disorders. Female patients can
Literally get any combo of hormones they want, including T for gender reassignment. Yet a man has to suffer with low T and beg to have just a crappy Andro patch.

1000% truth!

[Proximal]

There is such a bias towards Male endocrine disorders. Female patients can
Literally get any combo of hormones they want, including T for gender reassignment. Yet a man has to suffer with low T and beg to have just a crappy Andro patch.

My endo (female) pissed me off so bad with her questions about exactly why
I wanted TRT. Seriously she would have been cool if I would have just said "sexual difficulties". But I simply refused to use that excuse and have it in my chart. When I told her how much I wanted to enjoy the gym again as a 58 year old, she practically spit the words out "oh, you want it for bodybuilding purposes". Oh, to satisfy my wife, that's cool, but to workout and exercise and show progress as a 58 y.o. instead of just calling it quits and sitting in front of the t.v. that isn't?

[kelkel]

IDK, I think TRT is here to stay now, not matter how much the weak-suits want it gone. IMO the box warning will only serve to deter those docs with limited TRT knowledge which isn't a bad thing. It's usually these docs that get their male patients into trouble and end up giving TRT a bad name...

Really agree with this. To many people think the title of "Doctor" assumes hormone knowledge. It does not. Imho, many of the doc's without explicit hormone knowledge tend to dole out gels and pellets as it's a safer (to them) alternative moreso than injections.

My endo (female) pissed me off so bad with her questions about exactly why
I wanted TRT. Seriously she would have been cool if I would have just said "sexual difficulties". But I simply refused to use that excuse and have it in my chart. When I told her how much I wanted to enjoy the gym again as a 58 year old, she practically spit the words out "oh, you want it for bodybuilding purposes". Oh, to satisfy my wife, that's cool, but to workout and exercise and show progress as a 58 y.o. instead of just calling it quits and sitting in front of the t.v. that isn't?

Don't want to come off as "sexist" or anything similar but I've heard these type of complaints so many times in my years in this arena regarding female docs and male hormone replacement. I'd always encourage being treated for HRT related issues by a doc with similar anatomical qualities. Basically one who also possesses testicals.....