Dr. Abraham Morgentaler

And so he got referred to the... I need to be careful about how specific I get. He goes to see an endocrinologist at one of the teaching hospitals in Boston. And the guy says to him, looks at his labs and says, you absolutely have low testosterone, but I'm not going to treat you. He says, why not?

And so he got referred to the... I need to be careful about how specific I get. He goes to see an endocrinologist at one of the teaching hospitals in Boston. And the guy says to him, looks at his labs and says, you absolutely have low testosterone, but I'm not going to treat you. He says, why not?

He says, well, in ancient Egypt, there used to be eunuchs, guys who were castrated, and they were regarded with great respect. They often had important positions in the queen's coterie, and your testosterone is a lot better than any eunuch, and they did okay. You don't need it. And when the guy comes to see me, he tells me this story. And he says to me, very funny, I thought.

He says, well, in ancient Egypt, there used to be eunuchs, guys who were castrated, and they were regarded with great respect. They often had important positions in the queen's coterie, and your testosterone is a lot better than any eunuch, and they did okay. You don't need it. And when the guy comes to see me, he tells me this story. And he says to me, very funny, I thought.

He says, I don't give a rat's patootie about some ancient queen in Egypt. I care about the princess sleeping next to me in bed every night. So we treated him, and of course he did very well. It's actually not rocket science, and I know some rocket scientists.

He says, I don't give a rat's patootie about some ancient queen in Egypt. I care about the princess sleeping next to me in bed every night. So we treated him, and of course he did very well. It's actually not rocket science, and I know some rocket scientists.

It's not that complicated. You just need to know a couple of key facts about how to treat, and we improve the lives of people. And the argument to not treat them is mystifying to me.

It's not that complicated. You just need to know a couple of key facts about how to treat, and we improve the lives of people. And the argument to not treat them is mystifying to me.

And so getting back to these men's health centers, the reason I'm not so critical about them is, although I don't agree with necessarily everything they do, they often are giving three medicines instead of one that they need. And they throw in all this other stuff too, is at least those patients are getting treated. I agree with you. I agree with you. At least they're getting treated.

And so getting back to these men's health centers, the reason I'm not so critical about them is, although I don't agree with necessarily everything they do, they often are giving three medicines instead of one that they need. And they throw in all this other stuff too, is at least those patients are getting treated. I agree with you. I agree with you. At least they're getting treated.

And I think most of the other stuff may not help them, but probably doesn't hurt them. So I can't give them my wholehearted blessing. But geez, Louise, I mean... It's better than nothing.

And I think most of the other stuff may not help them, but probably doesn't hurt them. So I can't give them my wholehearted blessing. But geez, Louise, I mean... It's better than nothing.

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Yeah.

So free testosterone gets complicated because there are different units that are used for measurement in different tests. But the most commonly used test is now called a calculated free testosterone. The lab reference ranges are useless. None of them will say that you have to be incredibly low to be categorized as low.

So free testosterone gets complicated because there are different units that are used for measurement in different tests. But the most commonly used test is now called a calculated free testosterone. The lab reference ranges are useless. None of them will say that you have to be incredibly low to be categorized as low.

Anything less than 100 picograms per mil is, together with symptoms, in my opinion, bears treatment. And that's what I used for 30 years.

Anything less than 100 picograms per mil is, together with symptoms, in my opinion, bears treatment. And that's what I used for 30 years.

So women have about one-tenth the amount of testosterone that men do. Free testosterone is more important in women as it is in men, maybe even more important because they have so much SHBG. And the data in women, there actually is many very good studies in women. And some of them go back also to the 40s and the 50s.

So women have about one-tenth the amount of testosterone that men do. Free testosterone is more important in women as it is in men, maybe even more important because they have so much SHBG. And the data in women, there actually is many very good studies in women. And some of them go back also to the 40s and the 50s.