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Dr. Abraham Morgentaler

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The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

And if it's more thick, maybe it's more sluggish, getting through tiny vessels. I don't know that that's true. Testosterone, by the way, has actions on the endothelium, on the lining of the blood vessels, that may in fact make them more pliable. Even if it were true that the blood is more viscous, it doesn't show up anywhere in studies.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

And if it's more thick, maybe it's more sluggish, getting through tiny vessels. I don't know that that's true. Testosterone, by the way, has actions on the endothelium, on the lining of the blood vessels, that may in fact make them more pliable. Even if it were true that the blood is more viscous, it doesn't show up anywhere in studies.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

It's just not so that people with high hematocrit because of testosterone have been shown to have any problems at all.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

It's just not so that people with high hematocrit because of testosterone have been shown to have any problems at all.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

So I've written four books. The one that's the most popular is called Testosterone for Life. And it's basically a primer for non-medical people about how testosterone works. It's not dumbed down, but I hope I've made it easily understandable. And I've had a lot of doctors tell meβ€”it's a paperback, you can get it off of Amazonβ€”

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

So I've written four books. The one that's the most popular is called Testosterone for Life. And it's basically a primer for non-medical people about how testosterone works. It's not dumbed down, but I hope I've made it easily understandable. And I've had a lot of doctors tell meβ€”it's a paperback, you can get it off of Amazonβ€”

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

And a lot of doctors tell me that instead of discussing everything about testosterone with their patients, they just give them a copy of my book. I've had physicians who tell me that what they've learned about testosterone they got from my book. So it's intended to be, it's full of patient stories and it talks about levels and things like that and free testosterone like we talked about.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

And a lot of doctors tell me that instead of discussing everything about testosterone with their patients, they just give them a copy of my book. I've had physicians who tell me that what they've learned about testosterone they got from my book. So it's intended to be, it's full of patient stories and it talks about levels and things like that and free testosterone like we talked about.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

The book I'm most proud of was originally called Why Men Fake It. And it was stories from my practice and what we learned about what I learned, a true education about men and sexuality and how men are very different than their stereotypes. Its current title and paperback form is The Truth About Men and Sex. It's got some amazing cases and stories.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

The book I'm most proud of was originally called Why Men Fake It. And it was stories from my practice and what we learned about what I learned, a true education about men and sexuality and how men are very different than their stereotypes. Its current title and paperback form is The Truth About Men and Sex. It's got some amazing cases and stories.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

And, you know, the bottom line that I would just share with you is that men have, I say testosterone has gotten a bad rap. I say men have gotten a bad rap too. It's a difficult period, the last, I would say, 20 years for men. Somehow they've become a punching bag. And we think of men as if they're all 19-year-olds on spring break, out of control.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

And, you know, the bottom line that I would just share with you is that men have, I say testosterone has gotten a bad rap. I say men have gotten a bad rap too. It's a difficult period, the last, I would say, 20 years for men. Somehow they've become a punching bag. And we think of men as if they're all 19-year-olds on spring break, out of control.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

And that's not my experience of men having seen them behind closed doors in the doctor's office. By and large, with relationships, especially sexual relationships, there always are some bad apples, of course, but by and large, men are trying to be the best people they can in their relationships. And they may not always do it the right way.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

And that's not my experience of men having seen them behind closed doors in the doctor's office. By and large, with relationships, especially sexual relationships, there always are some bad apples, of course, but by and large, men are trying to be the best people they can in their relationships. And they may not always do it the right way.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

They may not do it, they may not express themselves or behave in a way that their partner would like them to or that suits them best, but they're trying. And that feature of men and their interest in service, and I use the term in the book, and don't laugh at me, an effort at nobility, I think is something that has been under-recognized and unappreciated.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

They may not do it, they may not express themselves or behave in a way that their partner would like them to or that suits them best, but they're trying. And that feature of men and their interest in service, and I use the term in the book, and don't laugh at me, an effort at nobility, I think is something that has been under-recognized and unappreciated.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

Thank you.

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Science of Optimizing Your Testosterone | Abraham Morgentaler, MD

Thank you.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 188 Testosterone Therapy Today: Clinical Advances and Safety with Dr. Abraham Morgentaler

One of the things that the orals have transformed is the concept that you have to have a continually high level of testosterone to get the benefits. And clearly that's not true. And the safety seems to be improved, the safety profile, by having levels that fluctuate some during the day, returning close to or even to baseline.

BackTable Urology
Ep. 188 Testosterone Therapy Today: Clinical Advances and Safety with Dr. Abraham Morgentaler

One of the things that the orals have transformed is the concept that you have to have a continually high level of testosterone to get the benefits. And clearly that's not true. And the safety seems to be improved, the safety profile, by having levels that fluctuate some during the day, returning close to or even to baseline.