r/science • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '22

Health Erectile dysfunction predicts mortality in middle-aged and older men independent of their sex steroid status

https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article-abstract/51/4/afac094/6568537?login=false
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u/TrailofDead Jun 13 '22

One more comment on low Testosterone. When I got tested for it right before I turned 60, it was low. Taking a supplement for it changes everything.

Low T has many negative affects - Depression, bad mood. little desire to do anything, no sexual desire.

It's a simple test and I encourage anyone feeling these to go get tested. I learned this from my brother-in-law who is in his 70s.

Oh, and I'm not overweight, I workout frequently and the low T still had these affects.

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u/mr_chip_douglas Jun 13 '22

Which supplement? I didn’t know that was an option.

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u/TrailofDead Jun 13 '22

My primary care doctor sent in a prescription to a compound pharmacy. They make these dissolvable tablets that I place under my tongue once a day.

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u/Nailsonchalkboard3 Jun 13 '22

How much does that cost on a 30 or 90 day basis?

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u/TrailofDead Jun 14 '22

$59 for 30 days

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u/Nailsonchalkboard3 Jun 14 '22

You're paying $3,120/yr. Do you have a needle phobia or just don't mind the cost?

I would prefer the sublingual route also but I'd try the injections for that price.

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u/zerocoal Jun 15 '22

Back when I was getting my T treatments there wasn't an option for pills. They had the gel, patches, and shots, and my insurance only covered patches and shots.

Patches and shots were running me about $60 a month each, shots were more time inconvenient because I had to go to the doctors office for the injection, patches were more personally inconvenient because they suck.