tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post2440288873531967174..comments2024-03-29T11:00:17.229-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Is it just me, or has testosterone been in the news more lately? I blame Donald Trump!"Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47565752028547537092017-04-16T08:04:53.986-05:002017-04-16T08:04:53.986-05:00I "transitioned" into a ficus with the h...I "transitioned" into a ficus with the help of colossal doses of GreenGrow. Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057618129887829256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62294338791159288932017-04-16T06:43:51.663-05:002017-04-16T06:43:51.663-05:00You'd think that, if he really is into dudes, ...<i>You'd think that, if he really is into dudes, it would've been much less hassle just to remain a woman in the first place.</i><br /><br />It sucks that giving this girl the therapy she needed was too politically incorrect, and that the politically easier path, and God knows mental health workers are highly political, was to mutilate her body. A lot of girls are turned on by gay sex between men, possibly she just wanted to be a part of it.tim in vermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547980465313241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51491530471432323962017-04-15T22:44:49.535-05:002017-04-15T22:44:49.535-05:00"Blogger EsoxLucius said...
It turns out the ..."Blogger EsoxLucius said...<br />It turns out the republicans are in need of testosterone. In her new book This Is Our Fight, Elisabeth Warren says that she says hello to whiny little Mitch, he turns his head."<br />That is called a "cut," and it is always done from a position of power. McConnell isn't whining about Warren cutting him.<br />But whatever. Fauxcahontas scares men. Because of her Righteousness! Uh-huh.<br /><br /> Lewis Wetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01200232293505119133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80481073920613381202017-04-15T20:23:19.646-05:002017-04-15T20:23:19.646-05:00"But I wonder how he, as a gay man, felt abou..."But I wonder how he, as a gay man, felt about Zeke's presenting himself as a gay man."<br /><br />You'd think that, if he really is into dudes, it would've been much less hassle just to remain a woman in the first place.dwarzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397828490910123688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26212505909173899022017-04-15T18:44:09.203-05:002017-04-15T18:44:09.203-05:00Don't read too much into this. I expect Survi...Don't read too much into this. I expect Survivor scripted the whole thing. It's just too, too "torn from the headlines," ya know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21451540465949565062017-04-15T18:08:22.647-05:002017-04-15T18:08:22.647-05:00It turns out the republicans are in need of testos...It turns out the republicans are in need of testosterone. In her new book This Is Our Fight, Elisabeth Warren says that she says hello to whiny little Mitch, he turns his head.EsoxLuciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267161303770175537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52616292607484198532017-04-15T16:49:17.712-05:002017-04-15T16:49:17.712-05:00@StephenFearby
Clomid (clomiphene citrate) and No...@StephenFearby<br /><br />Clomid (clomiphene citrate) and Novaldex (tamoxifen citrate) are used by steroid users to restart their HPTA (hypothalmic pituitary testicular axis) in post cycle therapy. They are easy to get on the internet.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18029813682983327192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20884046825659651372017-04-15T16:45:17.728-05:002017-04-15T16:45:17.728-05:00Hardcore feminists and SJWs think ANY testosterone...Hardcore feminists and SJWs think ANY testosterone is "testosterone poisoning". Just ask'em.wholelottasplaininhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643260792323037320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76898751779625477232017-04-15T16:29:27.733-05:002017-04-15T16:29:27.733-05:00Modern chromosomes account for the difference betw...Modern chromosomes account for the difference between orthochromatic and panchromatic films.<br /><br />No more red safelights.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56883070868934336912017-04-15T15:50:38.825-05:002017-04-15T15:50:38.825-05:00We Testy guys need to pass our testosterone vision...We Testy guys need to pass our testosterone vision tests before going on the attack. Target recognition is necessary before we come see and conquortraditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89625008046142266252017-04-15T15:30:55.043-05:002017-04-15T15:30:55.043-05:00"...Also, the highest testosterone level amon..."...Also, the highest testosterone level among the NPR males is 274, which I believe is treatably low. . . . ."<br /><br /><br />Ah, treatable. The first thing is to determine if the hypogonadism is primary (disfunctional testes) or secondary (disfunctional pituitary).<br /><br />If primary, the only recourse is testosterone replacement, usually in gel, skin patch (transdermal), mouth patch, oral tablet (absorbed from oral tissue to blood), injections and implants.<br /><br />http://www.webmd.com/men/guide/testosterone-replacement-therapy-is-it-right-for-you#1<br /><br />This is kind of a stupid way to go if the problem is secondary hypogonadism. That is, the testes are capable of making more testosterone if the amount of luteinizing hormone from the pituitary wasn't so low.<br /><br />Probably the easiest and less expensive way to increase luteinizing hormone is by taking clomiphene citrate (CC), an inexpensive generic drug approved by the FDA for women to induce pregnancy or address polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). <br /><br />Problem is that although it has been used for 50 years or so off-label for men, the FDA has not approved it. Not because numerous studies have shown it isn't safe and effective...<br /><br />BJU Int. 2012 Nov;110(10):1524-8. <br />Clomiphene citrate is safe and effective for long-term management of hypogonadism.<br /><br />http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.10968.x/epdf<br /><br /><br />...but possibly because it is so convenient to take that the FDA believes athletes or bodybuilders may abuse it.<br /><br />A small company called Repros Therapeutics has been trying unsuccessfully for some years to get the FDA to approve an analog of CC for male hypogonadism. Like CC, all the published studies so far show it as both safe and effective. From their 2016 Form 10K:<br /><br />"...Based on our own clinical trial screening data, we believe over 70% of men that have low testosterone suffer from secondary hypogonadism, a pituitary defect which is characterized by suboptimal levels of LH (luteinizing hormone) and FSH (follicle stimulating hormone). LH and FSH are the pituitary hormones that stimulate testicular testosterone and sperm production, respectively. Men with secondary hypogonadism can be readily distinguished from those that have primary testicular failure via assessment of the levels of secretions of pituitary hormones, as men with primary testicular failure experience elevated secretions of pituitary hormones. In secondary hypogonadism, the low levels of LH and FSH fail to provide adequate hormone signaling to the testes, causing testosterone levels to drop to a level where we believe pituitary secretions fall under the influence of estrogen, which is enhanced in obese men, thus further suppressing the testicular stimulation from the pituitary.<br /> <br />Enclomiphene acts centrally to restore testicular function and, hence, normal testosterone in the body. The administration of exogenous testosterone can restore serum testosterone levels, but does not restore testicular function and thereby generally leads to the cessation of, or significant reduction in, sperm production. Enclomiphene, by contrast, restores levels of both LH and FSH, which stimulate testicular testosterone and sperm production, respectively."<br /><br />http://ir.reprosrx.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1144204-17-17919&CIK=897075<br /><br />So far, the FDA has stiffed Repros on its new drug application.StephenFearbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189831095663157811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38631546885113598512017-04-15T14:42:16.132-05:002017-04-15T14:42:16.132-05:00A woman can take all the T she wants but that will...A woman can take all the T she wants but that will never give her God's T reservoirs. AKA testicles generating rich semen, sperm and testosterone 24/7.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64125096888729439742017-04-15T14:10:33.289-05:002017-04-15T14:10:33.289-05:00I realized what women go through as a part of thei...<i>I realized what women go through as a part of their natural monthly hormonal cycle and how emotionally unstable and erratic fluctuating estrogen levels makes them.</i><br /><br />In my medical practice I saw a lot of women with fibrocystic disease and my standard explanation included the concept that "normal" for women of child bearing age is pregnant or nursing and the constant cycling is what causes fibrocystic disease in women's breasts who are susceptible.<br /><br />Maybe that's why most breast surgeons now are female. But I still think it is true although birth control pills and injections may have evened things out a bit,Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35045447436649070942017-04-15T14:05:12.401-05:002017-04-15T14:05:12.401-05:00"Here is the exercising of some tragic testos..."Here is the exercising of some tragic testosterone: the death of Jaco Pastorious.<br /><br />https://pastexplore.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/some-additional-thoughts-on-the-death-of-jaco-pastorius/"<br /><br />Tragic testosterone? What does testosterone have to do with this?<br /><br />I know something about testosterone in a way that probably no one else here does. <br /><br />Even though I'm well into my 50s my testosterone measures at 917 ng/dl. My doc was really surprised (my wife wasn't). Maybe partially from years of intense exercise, but no doubt it's largely genetic. <br /><br />Not too long ago I went on a steroid cycle of 500mg per week of Testosterone Cypionate for twelve weeks. I gained 15 lbs of muscle lifting weights everyday. At 5 weeks my T measured at 4700 ng/dl, 4 times the natural limit. Rather than "roid rage", anger an aggression, I felt calm, level, super confidant, and ZFG. I had tremendous energy to lift, which was the point.<br /><br />There are other steroid compounds that do cause roid rage like trenbolone (body builders love it because it produces massive gains in strength and size) but testosterone itself does not, rather it produces focus and level headedness in my experience.<br /><br />The most interesting aspect of my cycle was my estrogen levels. Testosterone aromitizes into estrogen so in order to avoid the side effects of high estrogen inherent with supra physiological levels of testosterone an aromitase inhibitor is taken. Finding the right dose is trial and error largely and at one point I was taking too much and my estrogen level crashed. I felt awful. Ghostlike, unmoored emotionally, had the chills. I stopped taking the AI and my estriadol level went way up. I got bloated, puffy faced, tender nipples (no real gynomastia though). I took blood tests and figured out the right dose pretty quickly but I realized what women go through as a part of their natural monthly hormonal cycle and how emotionally unstable and erratic fluctuating estrogen levels makes them. Not that that's anything new but I FELT it hormonally as a male rather than just observing it in female behavior. <br /><br />Women are intrinsically unfit for leadership, with a few exceptions, simply as a result of their biology, and trying to shoehorn them into leadership roles on par with men is pure folly and a recipe for disaster.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18029813682983327192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78801052672406667692017-04-15T13:22:21.628-05:002017-04-15T13:22:21.628-05:00All men who proclaim loud support for feminism are...<b>All men who proclaim loud support for feminism are secretly hoping it will get them laid.</b> <br /><br />And, in my experience, they are the most apt to try. Usually, unsuccessfully. Men who are pro-feminism enjoy the no-strings attached, zero responsibility, sexual-freedom part of it. And they like the convenience of oral contraceptives [taken by women] and of quick, legal abortions. <br />mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15840560190519015402017-04-15T13:09:38.121-05:002017-04-15T13:09:38.121-05:00Here is the exercising of some tragic testosterone...Here is the exercising of some tragic testosterone: the death of Jaco Pastorious.<br /><br />https://pastexplore.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/some-additional-thoughts-on-the-death-of-jaco-pastorius/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179051755804042126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90273607725278018932017-04-15T13:05:00.214-05:002017-04-15T13:05:00.214-05:00""Funny how the same people who never mi...<i>""Funny how the same people who never miss a chance to point out that we are all animals, are so deeply in denial."</i><br /><br />This whole gender thing is all about the denial of reality. No wonder it's of the left.Original Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714345479248980398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80545531549132784812017-04-15T13:03:38.858-05:002017-04-15T13:03:38.858-05:00I think of the sex/gender question as having four ...I think of the sex/gender question as having four components. First, chromosomes, which for nearly all humans are unambiguously either XX or XY (but biology is messy, and there is a small percentage that are something else – e.g., XXY, or XO). Second, reproductive organs, which for nearly all humans match the chromosomes, ovaries for XX and testes for XY. The reproductive organs form quite early in pregnancy and begin secreting sex hormones that influence later fetal development (but, again, there are exceptional cases).<br /><br />Later in development, as the fetal brain development continues, nearly all humans develop a sense of which sex/gender they are (the third component) that matches the first two components; they're cisgender. Those whose components don't match are transgender; but their brains are just as much part of their biology as their reproductive organs, and much more distressed by a mismatch than their reproductive organs are. Some of them want their bodies to match their brains, and they transition medically or surgically or both. Others are willing to live the the mismatch, but want it acknowledged. (In my family there are examples of both.) Some don't want it known.<br /><br />Also, at that point, nearly all humans develop a sense of which sex/gender they are attracted to (the fourth component), the opposite of what they feel themselves to be. They are gay or lesbian. <br /><br />The third and fourth components, both chromosome/brain mismatches, appear to be almost entirely independent. But they're both uncommon, and hardly anyone has both kinds. That is, many trans men are attracted to men (and trans women to women).<br /><br />The tl:dr version: If Zeke is a trans man, he is a man. If he's attracted to men, he's a gay man.linseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294973922879607431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57377569136094982302017-04-15T13:01:07.430-05:002017-04-15T13:01:07.430-05:00By voluntarily appearing on a highly rated tv show...By voluntarily appearing on a highly rated tv show didn't that person effectively out himself?.......It wasn't so long ago that shock therapy and frontal lobotomies were accepted forms of treatment. Any possibility that penis amputations will someday be looked upon with disfavor?.....Does anyone here know someone who is transgendered or a furry? It seems to me that you have to go out of your way to find such people. Are they trendsetters? I remember when it was extremely rare to see a girl with a tattoo.......I certainly hope that ISIS doesn't infiltrate the furry movement. They could pack a lot of explosives under those costumes......... I myself know something about low testosterone. Low testosterone is not a condition you have to struggle with. It seems more like a relaxing bath. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79891032925436274642017-04-15T12:59:15.821-05:002017-04-15T12:59:15.821-05:00So my love of science is due to testosterone? Tha...So my love of science is due to testosterone? Thank you, testosterone.Original Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714345479248980398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70140905411725899452017-04-15T12:48:12.185-05:002017-04-15T12:48:12.185-05:00One of the female pirates in the 18th century, nam...One of the female pirates in the 18th century, named Mary Read or Ann Bonny, IIRC, went to sea as a man. Just as a common seaman, not an officer. Apparently she passed as a man for years on board a tiny ship. How could she have avoided being "found out"? I mean, those guys didn't have any privacy. You would think that someone would have noticed that she was behaving like a woman disguised as a man. I believe that she got pregnant while in prison for piracy, so she must have been pretty normal biologically.<br /><br />Lewis Wetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01200232293505119133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9101747895051759032017-04-15T12:47:36.964-05:002017-04-15T12:47:36.964-05:00I spit my coffee at a podcast Insty linked to abou...I spit my coffee at a podcast Insty linked to about a woman who passed for male for a while, then wrote a book. Here's the quote: "Someday scientists may discover that there is a biological component to gender... Maybe it's not totally socially constructed!"<br /><br />Funny how the same people who never miss a chance to point out that we are all animals, are so deeply in denial. tim in vermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547980465313241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89047445508419807802017-04-15T12:40:48.229-05:002017-04-15T12:40:48.229-05:00Men don't feel like men. Their interests just...Men don't feel like men. Their interests just happen to fit the profile on their own.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73665899549097222892017-04-15T12:40:01.416-05:002017-04-15T12:40:01.416-05:00All men who proclaim loud support for feminism are...All men who proclaim loud support for feminism are secretly hoping it will get them laid.<br /><br />Yes I said all.tim in vermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547980465313241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26232888772732952342017-04-15T12:35:58.420-05:002017-04-15T12:35:58.420-05:00I said it a couple days ago, people need to be rea...I said it a couple days ago, people need to be reassuring dykes, like others seeking to mutilate their genitals and/or breasts, that they are great the way they are.tim in vermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547980465313241972noreply@blogger.com