MANopause Maniac A Look Into Andropause: The Male Menopause

It is amazing how much better and how much younger I feel now!

I decided to go see an urologist to get checked out. I was concerned about my libido, which seems to be how every male measures how he is aging. I was reading online about the hormone testing. My results came back as low-normal. As a result, the urologist gave me a shot of pure testosterone 400 DL. It worked well and I was happy again. I had to go back 30 days later to get another shot. He then put me on androgel, which is when things took a turn for the worse. He said it could possibly be stress, which I found to be strange because I had always taken good care of myself. 

I went to a vitamin shop and discussed the testosterone shots I was taking with some of the bodybuilders there (who in my opinion, are experts at balancing their hormones). They kept asking me about my estrogen levels, as they said my Estrogen is probably high - and I wasn’t sure what the answer was. It made sense that there had to be a balance between the two!

I couldn’t believe that a Western doctor would blindly prescribe testosterone without taking into consideration my estrogen! And after asking around I found that most Western doctors will not consider testing estrogen levels in men. Instead they’ll just treat the result of the testosterone tests – which does not treat the whole situation.

I did a lot of research and found Dr. Schultz who tested all of my hormone levels. It turned out that my testosterone was three times over the normal level and my estrogen was four times over the normal level. She took the time to explain to me that the testosterone had to go somewhere and about the cascade effect which I was experiencing. She decided to put me on arimidex and eventually weaned me off androgel.

Estrogen levels in men are extremely important but are so often overlooked. Too much estrogen is not healthy in men. I’ve done a lot of research now in order to understand hormones. I still can’t believe that there are doctors are out there who don’t take into consideration estrogen levels in men. This approach absolutely worked wonders.

Most traditional doctors don’t really look at what is going on with your hormones and treat symptoms with pharmaceuticals. What I’m trying to do, however, is treat a deficiency. If my hormones are low, I’m replacing them because your body doesn’t function properly without hormones. By naturally balancing your hormones, I find that I don’t need pharmaceuticals anymore.

After starting the bioidentical hormone therapy everything went back to normal and my libido is back! I look better and feel better! It is amazing how much better and how much younger I feel now!

Thank you Dr. Schultz!

Jim M.
Patient of Naperville bioidentical hormones expert, Dr. Michelle Schultz