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Some seldom discussed benefits of ADT

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1. For all practical purposes, ADT cures your Peyronie's disease.

2. You won't be responsible for unplanned pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases.

3. Bed sheets can go longer between laundering because there are no wet spot stains.

4. You will waste less time looking at erotic images and videos on the internet.

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westof profile image
westof

Hmm... did I read you correct?

"For all practical purposes, ADT cures your Peyronie's disease."

I've been on ADT for 15 months with PD for 7 years.

Any research backing the claim?

Also, I take 20mg Viagra nightly

Best

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Gearhead in reply towestof

Since PD manifests itself mainly when one come to attention, and many of us on ADT don't do that anymore, our PD is effectively cured. Westof, if I understand you right, you are fortunate to maintain desire and (with a little help) capability while on ADT. But I suspect you are in a minority. Cheers!

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westof in reply toGearhead

Hey Gear, actually, I have little desire. However, after I finish ADT (another year), I hope to come back, full strength and without PD.

Thoughts?

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in reply towestof

And you shall!

in reply towestof

I posted a while ago about my peyronies disease. The standard medical treatment -- xiaflex, put me in the ER for retention six weeks after the injections. After reading Patrick O'Shea's post about iodoral (an iodine supplement) seeming to help his duputren's symptoms I decided to try it out for peyronies which I had dealt with for more than a year. I know that xiaflex is used to treat both conditions. About six weeks after taking 12.5 mg iodoral (I actually took only a half tablet a day) my peyronies problem was gone. If anything ADT probably contributed to my development of peyronies.

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Danielgreer

Hi Gearhead, I’m sensing some very good wry humor here?!

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westof in reply toDanielgreer

Reading my mind Dan!

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addicted2cycling in reply toDanielgreer

Maybe like limp noodle???

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6357axbz

No need for deodorant cause no BO

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MJCA in reply to6357axbz

Oh is that why??

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LearnAll

Believe or not...My head hairs grew thick and my bald spot on top of head is not visible anymore. One good side effect of Lupron ? or of ton of antioxidant/anti inflammatory stuff I am taking ?

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PhilipSZacarias in reply toLearnAll

The Lupron suppressed testosterone and with low levels of testosterone you also have low levels of dihydrotestosterone, the hormone that promotes baldness. My bald spot also decreased. And I also don’t stink when I sweat which is also caused by the DHT! Cheers, Phil

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Savoy in reply toLearnAll

Me too! Except the hair that grew back is very fine and of a dark color, as opposed to the gray on either side of my head. It sorta looks like a field of burnt corn stubble.

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WayneSC in reply toLearnAll

Same with me and I attribute it to ADT

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Danielgreer

I’m able to concentrate better since I don’t check out every woman’s rear end everywhere I go! 😀

DarkEnergy profile image
DarkEnergy

My eyesight has gotten better!

🤓

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Savoy in reply toDarkEnergy

And the hair on my knuckles is gone! LOL

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jkm100

3. Wash sheets more now due to soaking wet sweats every middle of night. Would love to trade this to have little those crusty spots back!

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Break60 in reply tojkm100

Use one estradiol patch, .1mg weekly. Stops hot flushes!

No more porn! Thank God! Wtf is peyronies?

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westof in reply to

Peyronie's (pay-roe-NEEZ) disease is a noncancerous condition resulting from fibrous scar tissue that develops on the penis and causes curved, painful erections. Penises vary in shape and size, and having a curved erection isn't necessarily a cause for concern.

Hope this helps Scott.

It kinda reminds me of your old HAT, all bent outta shape!😂😂😂

Best,

AJ

in reply towestof

MoFo! I’m glad that I don’t have that me .

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swtpea3505 in reply towestof

Serrapeptase is an enzyme that dissolves scar tissue over time.

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westof in reply toswtpea3505

Hmm... Who knew?? And you can get it over the counter!

I'll mention this to my Uro.

Thanks

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Shooter1 in reply toswtpea3505

May need that one for my burn scared arm. Dr's are talking about laser slicing inline with cordy stuff to relieve mobility restrictions. Nice ??? to have something other than PC to worry about.

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swtpea3505 in reply toShooter1

Shooter, make sure it is at least 120,000 IU, or more. Serrapeptase dissolves any scar tissue if taken every day.

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AlanMeyer

5. It helps you stay warm, sometimes even sweating, on cold winter nights.

The benefit of adt is years of life given in order to contemplate our existence . That’s for the lucky ones .

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ctarleton

You become much less likely to repeat many of the stupid horn-dog behaviors and ill-advised decisions that may have actually or potentially complicated your life during the prior 40-50 years while you were a slave to your testosterone for 24 hours each day. This could range from teenage lusts to adult sexual adventures or misadventures of all kinds to other extremes that may be seriously legally sanctioned.

It takes a lot of time and energy to be living for decades in a default direction toward that of being a Satyr. See also:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyr

Once I went on Lupron-for-life I also became aware of how much less my body was smelling like an old billy goat much of the time! Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha.

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noahware in reply toctarleton

It is only recently that i learned being horny is a function of both T and E. Now , ADT gets rid of both... but a little bit of E helps keep bone mass, without (the other bone) being too horny.

Goats have horns? Haha!

The thing they don't usually tell you about losing your balls (whether chemically or physically) is that you lose E as a result of losing T. Turns out, a little bit of E is very useful!

Get some back, with a patch?

Funny, your reference to a goat... my father-in-law literally smells like one!! (I grew up with sheep and goats, so I know the smell.)

in reply tonoahware

Baaah

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E2-Guy in reply tonoahware

tE2 is working for me!

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ctarleton

You may find it much easier to say simply and calmly to your beloved, "I was wrong. You were right." Although this may create some mutual confusion at first, it often has its benefits.

You may find yourself holding hands more while walking in the park, ruining it for other guys whose wives or girlfriends nudge them and say, "How come you never want to hold my hand while we walk in the park?"

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noahware in reply toctarleton

"How come you never want to hold my hand while we walk in the park?"

I say to my wife , "How come you want to hold my hand, while we never even walk in the park anymore?"

Kinda the same, only different... okay, probably worse.

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Rogersw

Nice to read such light hearted comments.

What I like is losing all that crabby body hair especially from my back. And life is so much easier without all those sexual desires

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dadzone43

A bit of gallows humor. Fun.

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larry_dammit

🤪🤪🤪🤪. Yep porn just has no meaning anymore 😜😜

I don’t even know how to respond to this...I’m so emotional right now...LOL

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Savoy in reply to

Right! OMG it’s the worst.

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Savoy

“Better living through Chemistry “

I was put on Abiraterone early last year. I guess this stuff targets the adrenal gland? Anyway, I was up in my deer stand last December and a nice 6-pointer came and gave me a broadside shot at about 50 yards, and the weirdest thing happened...no buck fever, no rapid pulse, nothing. Ideal scenario, right?

I still missed by a mile, though. So I went back to deer camp and cried about it LOL

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Jimhoy

The other problem is that now I tend to roll out bed in the AM!!! Came to rely on that morning wood for a kick-stand!!

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Don_1213

Moobs help shade new belly..

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Amber3

Yes, desire does return, sweats disappear or lessen, I don't cry so much but I'd love to get rid of the weight gain.

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j-o-h-n

Best.. is by pressing my package up against the glass shower door and showing my wife how I can imitate a baby elephant...

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Tuesday 03/10/2020 7:40 PM EDT

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