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Re: How can one tell of too much testosterone?
| Ed Friedman | 27 Oct 2005 17:18 |
> From time to time I check in with this newsgroup and also one of the BPH > bloggers, (see below)..I know blogs have lots of personal opinion, but once [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I'm referring to latest posting, see "...size..." at > http://bph-prostate-enlarged.blogspot.com/ Well, that web site is partly true and partly nonsense. Basically, estradiol will cause inappropriate cell division within the prostate, so you want to keep that level low. Also, DHT will prevent the normal apoptosis that occurs for prostate cells, so you want to keep that level very low. Finally, testosterone is what produces the apoptotic proteins that kills the prostate cells when they get old (or are cancerous). So, to eliminate BPH (and early stage prostate cancer), you want high testosterone, very low DHT (you need a 5AR2 inhibitor to achieve this) and low estradiol (you need arimidex to achieve this). All of these are only available by prescription and must be taken under a knowledgable doctor's care.
If you want to read more about the science involved here, check out my paper at:
http://www.tbiomed.com/content/2/1/10
My next paper should clarify this all greatly, and hopefully will be published in that same journal before the end of this year.
Ed Friedman
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| Spread_deMocracy | 27 Oct 2005 01:54 |
From time to time I check in with this newsgroup and also one of the BPH bloggers, (see below)..I know blogs have lots of personal opinion, but once in a while my curiosity is piqued. The new posting about hormones piques my curiosity. Anyone on this newsgroup able to confirm this, and if so, provide more scientific explanations or an authoritative reference? Thanks in advance... I'm referring to latest posting, see "...size..." at http://bph-prostate-enlarged.blogspot.com/
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