Re: Re: So what is too low? - - sleep apnea

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Ill be, sleep apnea, that's just what my new DO doctor said he thought was

causing me to be tired and feeling like crap in the morning. I thought it

was adrenal fatigue but who knows? You would think there would be some

clues to this sleep apnea thing. Wouldn't you think at least the person you

sleep with might pick up on it if that is what it is? Brett

Re: So what is too low?

> Just left the endocrenologist. Actually it went ok I think. He seemed to

> know what he was doing. Sugeested no TST as we are going throug fertilty

> and it can drop sperm count. He said you don't want to raise the level

> you want to find out the cause so he ordered a bunch of thyroid, cortisol,

> growth hormone, free tst and PSA test and recommended a brain mri of the

> pituitary.

> The odd one was he said he suspects the issue is sleep apnea. He said the

> most common cause of low testosterone is sleep apnea. I guess that is

> better than a lifetime of drugs. Still seems like a stretch given

> myblabs.