Guest guest Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Hi a lot of things get changed around in your body when one starts on TRT. You need to give it time this color can be from Dehydration. It is not un common for a little blood but red blood to show up once in a wile. If this keeps up see your Dr. Co-Moderator Phil > From: smfolden <no_reply > > Subject: Blood in Semen? > > Date: Monday, June 21, 2010, 9:59 PM > Hello everyone. Last week, I > started treatment for low T (5g Androgel per day). > First, I just wanted to say thanks to those of you who > responded to my post " New and Confused, " I appreciate > it. Since beginning the treatment, I haven't really > noticed any difference (I'm 39 years old and have a T level > in the 170's). What I have noticed, however, is that > my semen appears to now be a brownish/reddish color... could > it be blood? I noticed it almost immediately after > beginning the Androgel. Is this a common side > effect? Thanks everyone. > > O. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 I had that twice. Doc gave me an antibiotic for two weeks both times. Sly In a message dated 6/22/2010 12:51:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dcbaden@... writes: That's unusual. Do you have slower urinary flow and / or painful ejaculation? Those could be a sign of prostatitis, and androgel could start that up, but even that shouldn't produce blood. One thing I'd be aware of - discoloration can often fool us. It may not be blood at all. When I was in college, I after a weekend of heavy drinking, I noticed that my urine was brown (I thought it was blood). It was just simple dehydration, but I went nuts going from doc to doc to try to figure out why I was " bleeding " . > > Hello everyone. Last week, I started treatment for low T (5g Androgel per day). First, I just wanted to say thanks to those of you who responded to my post " New and Confused, " I appreciate it. Since beginning the treatment, I haven't really noticed any difference (I'm 39 years old and have a T level in the 170's). What I have noticed, however, is that my semen appears to now be a brownish/reddish color... could it be blood? I noticed it almost immediately after beginning the Androgel. Is this a common side effect? Thanks everyone. > > O. > ------------------------------------ Groups Links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 That's unusual. Do you have slower urinary flow and / or painful ejaculation? Those could be a sign of prostatitis, and androgel could start that up, but even that shouldn't produce blood. One thing I'd be aware of - discoloration can often fool us. It may not be blood at all. When I was in college, I after a weekend of heavy drinking, I noticed that my urine was brown (I thought it was blood). It was just simple dehydration, but I went nuts going from doc to doc to try to figure out why I was " bleeding " . > > Hello everyone. Last week, I started treatment for low T (5g Androgel per day). First, I just wanted to say thanks to those of you who responded to my post " New and Confused, " I appreciate it. Since beginning the treatment, I haven't really noticed any difference (I'm 39 years old and have a T level in the 170's). What I have noticed, however, is that my semen appears to now be a brownish/reddish color... could it be blood? I noticed it almost immediately after beginning the Androgel. Is this a common side effect? Thanks everyone. > > O. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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