 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / December 2004An Heretofore Unrecognized Advantage with RP :-)
Because of the "Testosterone after surgery" thread, I came across an article by Dr. Walsh, et. al., entitled "Influence of Radical Prostatectomy on Serum Hormone Levels" (J. Urol., 160, pp. 449-453, 1998). The paper tracks the hormone levels in 63 men Walsh operated on between 1994 - 1996. The men had a seemingly normal distribution in age and PCa characteristics, other than that no metastatic cases were included. Blood was collected, on average, 2 months before RP and then again 1 year post-RP. Interestingly, T was found to increase, on average, by 28% (350 to 440 ng/dL) while DHT decreased 15% over this time. Both of these observations tested >99.9% significant. Given the known correlation between male pattern baldness and DHT, does this mean that men with PCa who select RP can anticipate a better head of hair down the road than their non-RP counterparts :-) ?..Best wishes and goood health, Ron I wish that had happened to me. Three months after surgery my testosterone was 375 and I had it taken a year later and it went down to 315. Either I must be a rare case or the studies that we all find may leave a lot to desire. Maybe he's just trying to influence one's decision when it comes to treatment choice. Ron S > Because of the "Testosterone after surgery" thread, I came across an > article by Dr. Walsh, et. al., entitled "Influence of Radical [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > of hair down the road than their non-RP counterparts > :-) ?..Best wishes and goood health, Ron Correct me if I'm wrong here, but isnt an increase in testosterone a negative for someone with PCa (assuming that there may still be some cancer cells left after the RP)? Won't the testosterone stimulate these cells? (And, as a side note---my hair continues to get thinner.) Antiandrogens such as Casodex can (apparently) INCREASE T safely, because they block the effects of T. They also increase bone density, rather than lower it like the usual HT process. Some preliminary trial data say it works pretty well by itself, but there's opposition. And the beat goes on. I.P. > Correct me if I'm wrong here, but isnt an increase in testosterone a > negative for someone with PCa (assuming that there may still be some cancer > cells left after the RP)? Won't the testosterone stimulate these cells? > Because of the "Testosterone after surgery" thread, I came across an > article by Dr. Walsh, et. al., entitled "Influence of Radical [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > of hair down the road than their non-RP counterparts > :-) ?..Best wishes and goood health, Ron That 'return-of-the-hair' benefit was one thing my wife noticed in the weeks following the surgery (June of 2003). I scoffed at the notion until I noticed the thinning hair was actually allowing itself to be parted again with something besides a washcloth. We mentioned it to my Uro on one of my follow up exams and all he could do was scratch his chin and smile. Now the hairline on the forehead is still at the 'old fart' height but the rest has thickened a bit though not to it's original density. Hats are still mandated on sunny days. I am going to pass it this on to the doctor whom I see next month. Chuck Mc If you take finasteride for BPH or part of a total androgen blockade it is called Proscar; if you take it for baldness it is called Propecia - same drug (a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor)- just a smaller dose. Bill Denton RP 2/12/02 Memphis >Because of the "Testosterone after surgery" thread, I came across an >article by Dr. Walsh, et. al., entitled "Influence of Radical [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >of hair down the road than their non-RP counterparts >:-) ?..Best wishes and goood health, Ron ______ It has seemed to me, after a year of hormone-deprivation, that my hair is thicker. Just the thing to attract the ladies, I have thought. But I have realized, too, that my mane now promises more than I can deliver. :( Marshall
|
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.