How Long Does It Take Megace Es To Start Working

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Atripla and Megace effects on testosterone levels

Greetings Dr. Keith Henry,I was diagnosed HIV+ little less than a year now. When I was diagnosed, my doctor immediately put me on ATRIPLA; my VL was greater than 60k and CD4 was 184. Now my VL is 183 and CD4 is 417. The point that I am trying to...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Atripla has not been shown to decrease testosterone levels. The rate of low testosterone levels seems higher in HIV+ persons off or on treatment for their HIV. Megace does not increase testosterone levels and in fact can decrease levels, increases... Read more »

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