Which is why Free (or Biolavailable) testosterone is so much more important than the eratic total testosterone. Total testosterone means nothing.
If someone has high total testosterone and low free testosteorne, that person needs some sort of Hormone Therapy.
As long as testosterone is within normal physiological ranges (upper quartile being the optimum range for most), estradiol, total estrogen, cortisol, etc. are controlled, there is NO reason not to be on testosterone repalcement therapy unless one already has prostate cancer. Remember, despite the common myth, androgens have protective qualities to them in regards to the prostate, but cause increased cell turnover which will icnrease the rate at which the cancer can grow.
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