HEALTH BLOG
And Other Writings by Dan Purser MD
Testosterone in Men and Women
Testosterone is commonly misunderstood as just a male hormone issue. Women need to know what to do if their levels are low as well!
Aloha,
Have you thought about the possibility of having low in testosterone? Yes, both men and women suffer from low testosterone. Understanding the signs and symptoms, in men and women, can help dramatically and improve testosterone levels.
Since I was 30 years old, I forced my body through menopause with a lupron shot prior to starting chemotherapy in order to prevent my estrogen-positive cancer from spreading. Unfortunately, I had the same side-effects women go through during menopause including hot and cold flashes, dryness, and low libido. Have you considered the changes your body is going through and the hormones it could be lacking? It may be your body is needing more testosterone.
Dr. Purser talks about how women needs testosterone and understanding what testosterone does for your body. Testosterone increase muscle mass, improves joints, and increases libido going. Personally, I use a testosterone cream and it has helped rejuvenate my body’s hormones to help its healing process. Be sure to watch Dr. Purser’s videos WOMEN: Testosterone Natural Options and Low Testosterone in Women for more information.
Generally, for men three causes contribute to low testosterone. These are trauma (pituitary or testicular) nutrition, and/or genetic. Finding the root reason of low testosterone and increasing levels naturally is critical. Using testosterone shots or creams should be your last result. Dr. Purser sees many who suffer from head trauma, such as concussions, have low levels of testosterone. Vitamin deficiencies, nutritionally and genetically, have negative affects in your body’s ability to naturally produce testosterone. Low Testosterone in Men, Five Things About Testosterone Your Doctor Has Wrong, and Dr. Purser’s book Improving Male Sexuality, Fertility and Testosterone cover solutions and natural treatment plans to improve low testosterone.
Keep Smiling,
Melissa
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Natural Infertility Treatment
Infertility affects thousands of couples nationwide. If you, or a loved one, suffers from infertility Dr. Purser presents insights to avoid costly tests and find a solution naturally!
Infertility affects thousands of couples each year who struggle to find helpful advice. One common treatment recommended is In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Although initial testing is performed, it is incredible how many doctors leap to IVF as an answer. The two reasons I would not recommend IVF is the treatment’s cost and scope. To complete the treatment, couples can expect to spend roughly $12,500 (Utah IVF average) while critical infertility issues (low testosterone and sperm count from pituitary, genetic, or nutritional factors) are rarely considered.
Unfortunately, more natural female infertility treatments are not given enough merit since the root causes (minor to moderate) are not known, understood, or recognized sufficiently. From my ten years of research, vitamin deficiencies and pituitary dysfunction (less common) can cause ovarian or testicular insufficiencies, when may appear as pituitary damage. However, the ‘appearance’ of pituitary damage is a lack of fertility hormones produced to complete the fertilization process. To address this factor of infertility properly, we use specialized technology (FDA & HHS approval) to provide reliable and insightful results.
For most cases, genetics also need to be reviewed (particularly for MTHFR) for each spouse. We use intracellular vitamin testing, targeted supplement regime, and deep genetic testing to understand and resolve the full issue. Our patients who combine their knowledge of infertility factors and genetics, address their long-term fertility success while improving their children’s health affordably.
If you (or a spouse) struggle from infertility, be sure to check out my bestsellers on Amazon for further information or schedule an appointment. Contact me at (801) 796-7667 or info@danpursermd.com.
God bless and go in good health!
Dr. Purser
Is a Vitamin Deficiency the Root Cause of Your Problems?
Low testosterone and may other symptoms could simply be caused by a vitamin deficiency - Dan Purser MD
I have several #1 books on Amazon™ bringing new patients into my practice as I use a step-wise approach. What do I mean by ‘step-wise’? I recently attended an education conference on testosterone pellets and their surgical placement since we occasionally use them with certain patients.
This conference was interesting because vendors were selling pellets from various pharmacies and to them everyone needed pellets. After a while I just started to chuckle and tell my partner, Dr. Kimball Crofts, that when you’re selling hammers, everything’s a nail.
The How to cross a river test
I once took a test on intelligence and they asked us to come up with ways to cross a river. I came up with 54. The average person came up with 14. For some reason I had the highest number – which surprised me. The professor explained that is showed brain flexibility and intelligence.
But now I watch my fellow physician’s thought processes becoming seemingly calcified and robotic. Honestly, they are as smart as me, if not smarter, but they are so swamped and overwhelmed they don’t have the luxury of time and patience that I do to look for root causes. I can, and do, take hours to look at each patient and consider what’s really happening with each patient.
In addition to more time, I am not at the mercy of insurance company rules and policies. The constraints of my Utah medical license and my own internal ethics control what I do (and my patient’s willingness to spend on tests) allow me to dig a little deeper.
How do men find a vitamin deficiency
I love looking at SpectraCell™ Comprehensive Nutritional panels to gather more data – to tell me if a vitamin deficiency can be a root cause. Numerous men come in with low testosterone and I ask them, “Why do you have low testosterone?”
They always look surprised, then I see a light dawn in their eyes. No one’s tried to figure this out or asked this question of them or for them before. Generally, I take a one- or two-hour long history, then check labs.
If a clear cause for their low testosterone (Hypogonadism) does not become apparent from their lab results or history, I suggest a SpectraCell™ Nutritional panel. It is not cheap and takes 3-4 weeks to get results back, but it is well worth it.
A number of young men with terrible SpectraCell™ results (significant vitamin deficiencies) came into my practice. The vitamin deficiencies ended up being the cause of their low testosterone. I took them off of their testosterone injections and their levels recovered naturally.
I see this with really bad osteoporosis cases (both male and female), too. If this isn’t dealt with appropriately, their osteoporosis will never go away. Patients think this is miraculous because usually a lot of doctors have tried to help them to no avail.
If in doubt, order a SpectraCell™ Comprehensive Nutritional panel as it could answer your questions.
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