Could anybody please tell me if there is anyway to get Testosterone off the NHS?
I am almost 20 & have had blood tests, each time being told by different docters I do have low Testosterone levels/below average for my age (the first being when 17).
They wont give me treatment 4 it, despite admitting I probably would benefit from it, incase it affects my prostate. I have said this usually only occurs in older men though. I feel they are almost fobbing me off (as I think I would be taken more seriously if I was older).
I really, really do feel I need it. I have most the symptoms associated with low testosterone i.e very bad sleeping problems, constant feeling of fatigue, no sex drive, lost muscle.
I am almost 20 & have had blood tests, each time being told by different docters I do have low Testosterone levels/below average for my age (the first being when 17).
They wont give me treatment 4 it, despite admitting I probably would benefit from it, incase it affects my prostate. I have said this usually only occurs in older men though. I feel they are almost fobbing me off (as I think I would be taken more seriously if I was older).
I really, really do feel I need it. I have most the symptoms associated with low testosterone i.e very bad sleeping problems, constant feeling of fatigue, no sex drive, lost muscle.
Hi.
I have low testosterone.
About 10 years ago, a doctor told me that to get testosterone with Government subsidy (Australia), I had to have 2 consecutive tests, showing levels below the normal range.
I had one test, which was below, but the 2nd one was extremely low in the "normal" range.
I paid for testosterone injections, which did nothing for me.
Recently, a doctor told me that there are more effective supplements now.
I'm going to try patches (one a day).
The chemist told me they'd be about $33 (subsidy) or $95 (full price).
That was for a month or two of supply (I forget which).
If you reply, I will let you know how it goes.
And I could give you the names of doctors, who, I believe, would take you seriously
(N.S.W. Central Coast, Blue Mountains, and South Coast).
Good luck !
Geoff
I have low testosterone.
About 10 years ago, a doctor told me that to get testosterone with Government subsidy (Australia), I had to have 2 consecutive tests, showing levels below the normal range.
I had one test, which was below, but the 2nd one was extremely low in the "normal" range.
I paid for testosterone injections, which did nothing for me.
Recently, a doctor told me that there are more effective supplements now.
I'm going to try patches (one a day).
The chemist told me they'd be about $33 (subsidy) or $95 (full price).
That was for a month or two of supply (I forget which).
If you reply, I will let you know how it goes.
And I could give you the names of doctors, who, I believe, would take you seriously
(N.S.W. Central Coast, Blue Mountains, and South Coast).
Good luck !
Geoff