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Posted 12/6/2012 8:03 PM (GMT 0)
First of all, I want to say thank you for all great information. Like I said before, I think I am healthy, don't smoke , don't drink, work out 5 times a week and live a boaring life at age 57. I was taking Androjel only for two months and in six months my psa blood test showed that it was elevated from 2.5 to 3.3. I know psa goes up as we get older. I think it is normal. However, the way my Dr. explain it to me is the velocity of psa. My urologist gave me an exam and stated that he does not feel any lumps or abnormality. However,he recommended me to have a biopsy to make sure everything is all right.  

The way I understood, is that if psa goes up gradually, it is ok. There is so much information about this topic.

Just want to say to everyone with prostate issues get well and live a great life and thank you for everything.

P.S. I am just woundering if Androjel can cause any harm in two months.

Posted 12/6/2012 9:34 PM (GMT 0)
I was on testosterone replacement therapy for about 5 years, starting with Testim, then to Androgel, and then to injectable testosterone cypionate. The gels worked initially, but caused my skin to thicken up and didn't really absorb well. When I got to the injectables, I felt great.

That being said, my initial PSA was about 1.0, and then gradually rose over that period of time. When it reached 2.3, the uro mentioned taking me off of it, even though I was told that it cause the prostate to enlarge and thus give off more PSA. Never in my wildest dreams, did I think it could cause or effect prostate cancer at my young age. So, since I really didn't want to go off the TRT, I didn't go back to that urologist. I had enough refills to last for awhile, and kept using the testosterone without monitoring it.

Fast forward to a yearly physical in Sept 2011, where my family Dr did a PSA test and it came back @ 3.8, and I was referred to a different urologist. Subsequent, a nodule was detected on DRE, which led to a biopsy and diagnosis of PCa.

I loved being on the testosterone, but wasn't made aware of all the risk fastors when I was initially put on it for low T. I do feel that it caused some dormant PCa to grow and become active.
Posted 12/6/2012 9:49 PM (GMT 0)
My FP Doc. had me on the "T" injections. After diagnosis with CaP, I went off the "T" and my PSA dropped down to 3.7 from 5.0 .


My urologist said the injections are bad news with men with undiagnosed, underlying CaP. He said the injections cause the blood "T" level to greatly swing up and down which can cause the underlying CaP growth to increase.

He said Androgel doesn't cause the wild swings in "T" levels and therefore is much safer than the injections.
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