Dr Susan Hardwick-Smith
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And yes, they have masculinizing effects.
However, they do not have cancer.
They don't have heart disease.
They don't have any other problems.
So when people say it's dangerous, it's not.
And it's been studied very well in that community and in the bodybuilding community.
It's not dangerous.
It just causes
It's a nuisance sometimes.
Well, I will struggle to narrow it down to three.
I think the first thing I might say is that I might be looking for another physician.
But if that's not possible, reminding the physician, I've had this, I heard, I learned that I've had this hormone in my body all of my life.
So how could it be harmful to replace it?
Secondly, might have to bring them some of the very good studies that we have about the safety and efficacy of testosterone or refer them to your site.
If I were cheeky, I might say, if he's a man, isn't it true that men can have their testosterone replaced?
So what is the difference with replacing it for women?
Now, advocating in that way is not what we were taught.
I was taught to be very polite, to believe everything my doctor or my attorney or the priest said.
But sometimes we have to understand that not all doctors are educated the same, and we might have to seek out someone else who's on the same page.