Posts by (Augie) Juan Augustine Galindo Jr. MPAS, PA-C

Topics like males growing breasts may cause most men to snicker, but it can be a terrifying reality for those who suffer from testosterone imbalance. Nobody likes to think of their body becoming something they don’t recognize. Gynecomastia, the medical term for enlarged breasts in men, is caused by a significant decrease in the amount…

Preliminary studies are showing that testosterone may actually help men recover after they’ve had a stroke. That surprises many, because it directly contradicts the rumors (based on incomplete research) saying TRT—Testosterone Replacement Therapy—increases the dangers of heart attacks and strokes.  Could Testosterone Help Stroke Patients? Aninda B. Acharya, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at Saint…

One of the major determiners of men’s health is our complicated, volatile balance of hormones. When that balance is disturbed, we may experience not only the common symptoms of a hormone imbalance like Low T that disrupt our life, but also a number of co-occurring illnesses that could seriously compromise our wellbeing. Testosterone, the primary…

Do testosterone levels fluctuate naturally? Yes, but it’s important to consider several things before chalking up any Low T symptoms you may be experiencing to the rhythms of life. Normal free testosterone levels for men are 9–30 ng/dl, which represents an important baseline for diagnosing Low T for any man who is experiencing the common…

Does smoking decrease testosterone? Yes, in the long run, but it also increases testosterone in the short term. It’s an established fact that smoking is terrible for your health, often causing life-threatening illnesses, such as: It also has damaging effects on the rest of your body, including tampering with your hormone balance.  Smoking Increases Testosterone…

Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) has been scientifically proven to relieve many symptoms and improve the quality of life in most men suffering from hypogonadism (the medical term for low testosterone). However, some men are hesitant to seek treatment because they’ve heard there’s an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events—heart attacks, cardiac arrest, strokes, etc. Research…

The world’s population growth has been slowing for decades. Worries have increased as the overall birth rate began to slow at a greater rate than expected.  One reason is that people in developed nations are choosing to have fewer children, but there’s a more worrisome reason—male fertility worldwide is suffering a serious decline.  The Male…

Most people are aware that their immune system is critical to their day-to-day health. When your immune system is in good working order, your body unconsciously fights off infection easily. Staying energetic and healthy seems so simple. When your immune system weakens, you become vulnerable to infection, colds, flu, aches, fever, and so on. You…