LOW TESTOSTERONE-GET IT CHECKED!

A couple of weeks ago I went to my doctor to get a prescription for Viagra. I am 57 years old, and I had been having some trouble with both having an erection, and sustaining it. I am not ashamed at all to admit this or talk about it, many male friends have told me they use Viagra.

I actually had called one of those phone numbers advertised on radio these days, promoting Viagra without a a doctor visit, and chickened out when it sounded like I was talking to one of those prison phone order banks you read about. Anyway, I ended up going to my physician. The doctor asked me a number of questions, among them, had I been feeling listless and tired, had I gained a little weight at the waistline, and had I perceived some change in my voice, in addition to erectile disfunction. I had to answer in the affirmative to all questions. I took a blood test that day, which revealed extremely low testosterone, and also high cholesterol.

The low testosterone levels did not surprise me, I had been born with an undescended testicle, which caused some blood drainage problems from by scrotum, and this condition had to be corrected with surgery when I was 40. I also have had prostatitis from time to time, since I was in my thirties. What really alarmed me was the cholesterol being high, because that has never been the case, and I had had it checked on numerous occasions.

As it turns out, low testosterone can cause a changed metabolic rate which will lead to increased cholesterol in the blood, the two are related.

According to the doctor, millions of men are out there with low testosterone levels, and it is quite treatable without side effects. I am now using a gel which I rub onto my arms and shoulders each morning which should over the next few weeks begin to make changes in my energy level and metabolic rate. I'll keep you posted.

In case you're interested, the gel is called AndroGel, and is made by UNIMED Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Marietta Georgia.

P.S. I never had, nor do I now have, ANY DESIRE to see Brokeback Mountain.