I just had my annual physical last week. When my doctor was sending me down the hall to the lab for my blood tests, I told him I was interested in having my testosterone levels checked. Really out of curiosity. I also have trouble "packing on muscle." He seemed willing to do it (I told him I would pay if my insurer wouldn't) and asked if I was having ED issues. (I am not and told him why I was curious.) He said that my prostate size was normal -- for my age (>50) -- and that my testicles were normal size, so it was unlikely that my T was low. So I didn't get the test. I didn't know that "normal" testicle size was an indicator, but I guess that makes sense. So I skipped the test. But I think I'll insist on it next year. It seems like something good to have a baseline on.
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