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April 29, 2006
Low Testosterone and Prolactinoma Links
Low Testosterone and Pituitary / Prolactinoma Links
This American Life: Testosterone Episode
A friend of mine called one day and told me he'd been listening to a This American Life rebroadcast. The show was titled Testosterone and was about a guy whose testosterone had dropped to a very low amount -- though I'll bet not as low as mine ... not that this is a contest, but, you gotta take your wins where you can. You can stream the broadcast (originally, I couldn't and I bought it from Audible.com for something like $3.95. ) by going to This American Life and searching for Testosterone. You are looking for show 220 from August 30, 2002.
(I just checked -- if you click the $ from the This American Life site, you can buy the show for $13.00; Audible still has it for $3.95)
There are several stories in this episode. The first involves the guy with the low T. The experiences he and I had are not dead on, but, he is a single man without children or a live-in significant other, so the demands placed on him were different from those placed on me.
The second story is about a woman wishing to live life as a man. She gets testosterone injections that push T levels well above that of most males. She recounts her attitudes about life changes.
At the end of the episode the This American Life staff reveal the results of their own testosterone-level tests. The results are interesting and the presentation -- they have some fun with it -- entertaining.
Pituitary Network Association
Various resources.
Endocrine and Metabolic Disease Information Service
Prolactinoma Link
Info on Prolactinomas. What are they? How common are they? Etc.
Man Made: A Memoir of My Body by Ken Baker
Baker had a prolactinoma the size of a chestnut. This is the story of how it affected his life as a man, a hockey player at Colgate, and the impact it had on relationships with women. His prolactin was a lot higher than mine -- but he also responded to treatment a lot faster than I did.
The Testosterone Syndrome, by Dr. Eugene Shippen and William Fryer
Highly recommended if you have low testosterone. Click the link and read the reviews at Amazon.
My Posts in Usenet
Some of the stuff has been summarized in my entries here.
I post in Alt Support Impotence as d hamilton. When I started trying to sort out what was wrong I thought some anonymity might be nice. Now that I'm all testosteroned up it seems less important (Regular readers of What's a Delmer Look Like will wonder why I didn't say less impotent there. It isn't always about the cheap joke; though most times it is, true.) I should probably warn you, sometimes I might seem a little whiney.
All my posts can be found clicking here. Not that the stuff I say is that important, but the responses to my questions have typically been helpful.
T, Obesity and Ramblings (My first post to ASI)
Sin Loi's post responsible for the 'lost lust for life' comment
Another poster with pituitary tumors - prolactin as high as 166
A link to my bloodwork posting and a more-detailed version of my history.
Posted by delmer at April 29, 2006 10:47 AM