• Brown5500@sh.itjust.works
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    15 days ago

    In fairness, TBIs can cause long term testosterone deficiency. This isn’t the worst idea for combat veterans… assuming that the reason is to get them proper medical care

    Narrator: that was not the reason.

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      14 days ago

      The fine article says that low testosterone occurs in like 2% of men, and screening is not recommended (as opposed to testing due to some symptoms).

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      14 days ago

      In thst case the best call would be screening for symptoms and possibly including sex hormones in any regular blood tests. The symptoms are necessary for the diagnosis because plenty of people are fine at below average levels