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Why Won't Doctors Prescribe Arimidex For Older Men With Estrogen Problem?

why won't doctors prescibe arimidex for older men with an estrogen problem? I have tried a Urologist and my family doctor. The urologist was just plain rude and my family doctor was clueless concerning "andropause". My symtoms of low testosterone because of aromatization are fairly severe.
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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Hi,

I think you gathered information from a wrong website. In andropause the decision is to treat with androgens or not. Anastrazole (armidex) is used to decrease the level of estrogen in body - like in the treatment of breast cancer.

If you feel like andropause, I would suggest you to consult and endocrinologist or physician, who will check your sex hormones (LH,FSH, testosterone) and decide on whearher you should take androgen replacement or not

Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help

With warm regards,
Dr Ajish TP (MD,DM)
Consultant Endocrinologist.

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Why Won't Doctors Prescribe Arimidex For Older Men With Estrogen Problem?

Hi, I think you gathered information from a wrong website. In andropause the decision is to treat with androgens or not. Anastrazole (armidex) is used to decrease the level of estrogen in body - like in the treatment of breast cancer. If you feel like andropause, I would suggest you to consult and endocrinologist or physician, who will check your sex hormones (LH,FSH, testosterone) and decide on whearher you should take androgen replacement or not Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help With warm regards, Dr Ajish TP (MD,DM) Consultant Endocrinologist.