Posted by dave_fox on July 28, 2001, at 11:11:04
In reply to Re: Is estrogen helpful?, posted by Gracie2 on July 27, 2001, at 2:37:48
> Hormones are nothing to screw around with.
> I recommend a book called 'Super "T"' by Dr.
> Karlis Ullis, ("the most up-to-date nformation
> on nonprescription supplements including
> androstendione), a terrific book for the
> layman on estrogen/testosterone-enhancing
> supplements.Gracie2, you are damn right that hormones are not to be screwed around with. There seems to be a huge body of opinion that we are all lacking in thyroid hormones, testosterone, estrogen, etc.
Some people do have a clinical lack of one of the hormones (me for example with testosterone which is why I got into this subject in the first instance). But so many web sites seem to suggest that we almost all lack one of the hormones.
Please not that I have NO problem at all with people trying to achieve supra-physiological or supra-psychological states but provided they can be maintained!. A quick boost is not really a treatment. But there is so much crap talked about some of this stuff. As I said, testosterone is my area of interest and I have found that there is so very little good professional clinical data on this hormone to start with, so that it is simply astonishing to see so much unfounded advice being given in such a conclusive way in books, on web sites, in newsapapers and magazines.
One example - does supplemental testosterone raise or lower blood pressure? Hmmm. Not quite so easy to answer. For each paper proving YES there is one to be found saying NO.
For those interested in a recent debate about testosterone (and the male menopause) here is a link.
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/320/7238/858
All this is not quite as off-topic as it seems because my shrink wants to see the effect of testosterone on my depression. But that is another discussion!
dave
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