Dr. Abraham Morgentaler
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And within a few weeks, he was exercising. He gained weight, which he needed. He was very skinny. His appetite came back. He started corresponding with his colleagues. And he had a bunch of patents. He started to work on a new patent. He had a good year. And we died at the end of the year. But I don't think we shortened his life expectancy by one day. And he died of prostate cancer.
And within a few weeks, he was exercising. He gained weight, which he needed. He was very skinny. His appetite came back. He started corresponding with his colleagues. And he had a bunch of patents. He started to work on a new patent. He had a good year. And we died at the end of the year. But I don't think we shortened his life expectancy by one day. And he died of prostate cancer.
His PSA would rise and rise and rise. So he gave me the courage to do it in younger men. You know, I stopped seeing patients a few years ago. But by the end, it was clear to me, and it's even clearer now from the literature, that I simply do not believe anymore that testosterone makes prostate cancer grow unless the levels are severely low.
His PSA would rise and rise and rise. So he gave me the courage to do it in younger men. You know, I stopped seeing patients a few years ago. But by the end, it was clear to me, and it's even clearer now from the literature, that I simply do not believe anymore that testosterone makes prostate cancer grow unless the levels are severely low.
His PSA would rise and rise and rise. So he gave me the courage to do it in younger men. You know, I stopped seeing patients a few years ago. But by the end, it was clear to me, and it's even clearer now from the literature, that I simply do not believe anymore that testosterone makes prostate cancer grow unless the levels are severely low.
below the saturation point, in which case there still is a little room for testosterone, you know, to cause some growth of the cancers. But once you reach the saturation point at around 250 nanograms per deciliter on average, I don't think it does anything negative.
below the saturation point, in which case there still is a little room for testosterone, you know, to cause some growth of the cancers. But once you reach the saturation point at around 250 nanograms per deciliter on average, I don't think it does anything negative.
below the saturation point, in which case there still is a little room for testosterone, you know, to cause some growth of the cancers. But once you reach the saturation point at around 250 nanograms per deciliter on average, I don't think it does anything negative.
Most, but I don't think all, most had been on ADT and didn't like it. There was one guy who had basically lost his personality. It was just like flat affect. And he'd had a few strokes, and I thought his lack of responsiveness was because of his strokes. And I didn't treat him right away. His wife brought him in and said, this isn't the man I married. I don't recognize him. And I put them off.
Most, but I don't think all, most had been on ADT and didn't like it. There was one guy who had basically lost his personality. It was just like flat affect. And he'd had a few strokes, and I thought his lack of responsiveness was because of his strokes. And I didn't treat him right away. His wife brought him in and said, this isn't the man I married. I don't recognize him. And I put them off.
Most, but I don't think all, most had been on ADT and didn't like it. There was one guy who had basically lost his personality. It was just like flat affect. And he'd had a few strokes, and I thought his lack of responsiveness was because of his strokes. And I didn't treat him right away. His wife brought him in and said, this isn't the man I married. I don't recognize him. And I put them off.
I said, maybe stop the ADT. Maybe his testosterone will rise and he'll feel better. And they came back months later and said, we stopped it. He's no different. Please, we want to have him go on testosterone. And they came back a few months later, and he was like a new man. Yeah. He was funny. He spoke fluently. Before, it was just one yes or no. It took a long time for the words to come out.
I said, maybe stop the ADT. Maybe his testosterone will rise and he'll feel better. And they came back months later and said, we stopped it. He's no different. Please, we want to have him go on testosterone. And they came back a few months later, and he was like a new man. Yeah. He was funny. He spoke fluently. Before, it was just one yes or no. It took a long time for the words to come out.
I said, maybe stop the ADT. Maybe his testosterone will rise and he'll feel better. And they came back months later and said, we stopped it. He's no different. Please, we want to have him go on testosterone. And they came back a few months later, and he was like a new man. Yeah. He was funny. He spoke fluently. Before, it was just one yes or no. It took a long time for the words to come out.
When I first saw him, he needed help to stand up and to be examined, and now he just stood up on his own. That was an amazing thing. So ADT, people often misunderstand my thoughts about this. So androgen deprivation does work, especially the newer agents that lower testosterone even more. I call them super ADT. And they've shown that progression-free survival is improved.
When I first saw him, he needed help to stand up and to be examined, and now he just stood up on his own. That was an amazing thing. So ADT, people often misunderstand my thoughts about this. So androgen deprivation does work, especially the newer agents that lower testosterone even more. I call them super ADT. And they've shown that progression-free survival is improved.
When I first saw him, he needed help to stand up and to be examined, and now he just stood up on his own. That was an amazing thing. So ADT, people often misunderstand my thoughts about this. So androgen deprivation does work, especially the newer agents that lower testosterone even more. I call them super ADT. And they've shown that progression-free survival is improved.
Overall survival is improved. It's good. There are many men who don't like what happens to them. And there are significant health risks, including mortality, non-prostate cancer mortality, that happens to these men. They become obese. Generally, they put on a lot of weight. They're at risk for more heart attacks and strokes. And they just feel like crap.
Overall survival is improved. It's good. There are many men who don't like what happens to them. And there are significant health risks, including mortality, non-prostate cancer mortality, that happens to these men. They become obese. Generally, they put on a lot of weight. They're at risk for more heart attacks and strokes. And they just feel like crap.
Overall survival is improved. It's good. There are many men who don't like what happens to them. And there are significant health risks, including mortality, non-prostate cancer mortality, that happens to these men. They become obese. Generally, they put on a lot of weight. They're at risk for more heart attacks and strokes. And they just feel like crap.