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  • Nelson Vergel, health book author and founder of ExcelMale.com and DiscountedLabs.com, speaks about testosterone, nutrition, exercise, supplements and much more. For Nelson's books visit amazon.com or testosteronewisdom.com Nelson Vergel holds a chemical engineering degree and an MBA. After a HIV diagnosis over 33 years ago, he explored therapies to reverse wasting syndrome to save his life and those of his peers, leading him to co-author “Built to Survive: The Clinical Use of Anabolic Steroids for HIV+ Men and Women”,” a book that became the leading wasting treatment guide in the HIV field. He has been a member of several NIH and pharmaceutical advisory groups, and FDA review panels. Nelson also founded the Body Positive Wellness Clinic and Program for Wellness Restoration in Houston, providing health education and services to HIV+ people. To expand help to the general population, he wrote “Testosterone: A Man’s Guide” and created ExcelMale.com and DiscountedLabs.com to provide men’s health education and access to affordable blood testing. His latest project aims at improving access to testosterone and hormone replacement treatments around the world by providing the largest physician directory in the world (HormoneClinicFinder.com) 
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  • Episode 2: Why Do I Feel So Tired After Testosterone ?

    Episode 2: Why Do I Feel So Tired After Testosterone ?
    Apr 7 2023
     Some men that start testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) are surprised to find out that their baseline fatigue may actually get worse.    Why Can TRT Cause Fatigue? Testosterone replacement therapy can cause fatigue in some men for a variety of reasons, including: Overstimulation of the body: Increased testosterone levels can cause the body to overwork, leading to fatigue and exhaustion. Insomnia: Some men on testosterone therapy may experience difficulty sleeping, which can lead to fatigue. Hormonal imbalance: A sudden increase in testosterone levels can cause an imbalance with other hormones in the body, leading to fatigue and other symptoms. Side effects of the medication: Testosterone therapy can cause side effects such as acne, fluid retention, and mood changes, which can also contribute to feelings of fatigue. It's important to note that testosterone therapy can also help improve energy levels and reduce fatigue in some men, but it's best to discuss the potential benefits and risks with a healthcare provider before starting treatment. If no improvements in fatigue are observed after six weeks of testosterone replacement, factors beyond hypogonadism may be present. This podcast will review a few ways to find out what the reasons for TRT fatigue may be.  https://www.discountedlabs.com/blog/why-do-i-feel-so-tired-after-testosterone
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    9 mins
  • Episode 1: Controversies of Testosterone Therapy: Lecture by Dr Mohit Khera

    Episode 1: Controversies of Testosterone Therapy: Lecture by Dr Mohit Khera
    Jan 14 2022
     Nelson Vergel from ExcelMale.com and DiscountedLabs.com interviews Dr. Mohit Khera, one of the world's top experts in urology and testosterone therapy with over 100 publications. He debunks myths about testosterone and prostate cancer, cardiovascular risks and DVT / blood clots. He discusses the use of hCG, clomiphene and other products. He also reviews data on natural ways to increase your own body's testosterone production. For more information visit: Testosterone Interviews on ExcelMale  There have been significant controversies with the use of testosterone therapy over the past five years. Cardiovascular risk, DVT, prostate cancer, BPH, and today I’d like to discuss some of those controversies and give you some further insight into the diagnosis and treatment of hypogonadism. The first is on the concept of venous thrombosis embolism or VTE, and so you should be aware that in the package insert of a testosterone products in 2005 in the adverse reactions section of the label, it was appended to note that one patient during the open-label extension trial did suffer from the DVT. Now in 2009, the label was changed again under the new medication guide that lists blood clots in the legs among the serious side effects. If you open the package insert for testosterone products, you will see, and this is just for Androgel, that they do put in the section warnings and precaution a concern for VTE. I’ll read this. There have been post-marketing reports of VTE events including DVT, PE in patients using testosterone products, Androgel in this case. Evaluate patients who report symptoms of pain, edema, warmth, and erythema in the lower extremity for DVT and those who present with acute shortness of breath for PE. If a VTE is suspected, discontinue treatment with testosterone and initiate appropriate workup and management. The second controversy is cardiovascular risk. Many of you may be aware of this. There was a significant amount of concern at one point that testosterone may cause a heart attack. So I’ll put this in the context of a story. It was very interesting, Molly Shores in 2006 published a very nice study looking at men at the VA and what she found was that those men with lower testosterone levels were much more likely to suffer from earlier death. They died earlier or sooner than men with normal testosterone levels. If you look at the studies following the Molly Shore study, they were prospective studies, larger studies, all finding the same thing. Those men with lower testosterone levels tended to have increased mortality, and if you look at the right-hand column, the cause of death seemed to be cardiovascular death in many of these studies. Find out more by listening to the entire episode!
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Interview: What Every Man Should Know About HCG

    Interview: What Every Man Should Know About HCG
    Jun 29 2016
    Allison Woodworth from PrimeBody.com and Nelson Vergel from ExcelMale.com discuss the role of HCG in men on testosterone replacement therapy.
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    15 mins

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