Shalin Shah
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Helpful and safe, right?
I think, again, when you get rid of those misconceptions, you realize that this is safe at physiologic dosing.
You know, you don't question when your doctor tells you to take vitamin D because you're low.
Vitamin D is a hormone.
What are we doing over here?
And I think that general third misconception is sort of the, you know, let's call it the trump card, the speed, right, that needs to be fixed.
Right.
So and all these signs and symptoms are consistent with testosterone deficiency.
Right.
But what's important is that, like you're saying, how do you start?
It is a lab value, right?
So there is a number.
Not to say the number drives everything, but that will give you a good indication of where you are.
And if you're in that lower normal range,
it very well could be a testosterone issue.
So for you to start really, again, medical sort of traditional system is just catching up to this.
But I would go to my doctor and advocate for a testosterone test.
At 42, it is warranted.
You have some signs and symptoms.
It's a cheap test.