How does testosterone help adrenals?

[Guest guest]

I've been thinking of taking testosterone cream. I used to take it but thought

it would lower cortisol so I stopped. I know my levels are very low. I've been

on HC for 2 years and maybe some of my " hypo " symptoms are actually low

testosterone. I take a progesterone troche and I think estrogen is fine. How

exactly does testosterone help adrenals? I will e-mail my doc this week.

[Guest guest]

Doubtless, there's more to this than I understand, but.... testosterone is, in

addition to being a product of sex organs, also a product of the adrenals.

Here's a guess: If, for some reason, your adrenals are being forced to produce

testosterone in back up of what your ovaries would ordinarily do, the stress

might fatigue them. Adding testosterone to meet your system requirement from the

outside (exogenously) could, in theory take the stress off and let adrenals

better support T3 metabolism. I would suggest get diagnosis 1st, treat 2nd.

Lee

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> I've been thinking of taking testosterone cream. I used to take it but

thought it would lower cortisol so I stopped. I know my levels are very low.

I've been on HC for 2 years and maybe some of my " hypo " symptoms are actually

low testosterone. I take a progesterone troche and I think estrogen is fine.

How exactly does testosterone help adrenals? I will e-mail my doc this week.

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[Guest guest]

Testosterone does not lower cortiosl. It strengthens muscles and all our

glands are muscles. It inreases insulin sensitivity which controls blood

sugar and this helps BOTH thyroid and cortisol work better.

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

[Guest guest]

Thankyou, I should have never stopped it. My levels are so low that the doc said he would Rx a post menopausal dose but I am not in menopause yet.