Taking Testosterone When You're Hiv Positive

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testosterone and its benefits for HIV Positive People

I am seeking information around testosterone treatment and HIV.I am a HIV positive person and I live in Australia the reason for my question is. Both myself and my partner are HIV+ he has no T-cells and a viral Load that is unreadable not...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

Yes you might benefit from testosterone if your levels are low-normal, but do not expect to turn into your partner. Everybody is different with respect to how they respond to HIV as well as how they respond to testosterone. I doubt his... Read more »

Testosterone for Women with High Fatigue (TESTOSTERONE REPLACEMENT FOR WOMEN, 2011)

Diagnosed 6 years ago with 1-digit t-cells, currently am undetectable, with t-cells close to 300. Switched off AZT to Atripla 2 years ago and all was good. For the past 4 months am becoming overwhelmingly fatigued - have to work, but almost too...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,HIV-associated fatigue is remarkably common and it can be phenomenally annoying. The underlying cause often turns out to be multifactorial. In other words there are usually several underlying causes working in tandem to zap our zip. Take a read... Read more »

Testosterone levels and HIV antibody test.

Hello!It is now being reported (via HIV/AIDS literature) that close to 50 of HIV+ patients have low testosterone levels.In a 19 page article that I recently came across (Patients Guide to Low Testosterone) it stated, "chemotherapy and radiation...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The rate of low testosterone levels in the setting of HIV infection may run as high as 50% in a few studies but more often is in the range of 20-30%. There has been no clear linkage to any category of HIV drug and can be low even in the absence of... Read more »

HIV-TESTOSTERONE CONNECTION

Dear Dr. Gallant, Is there any correlation between HIV infection andtestosterone levels (either from the infection ormedications used to treat the infection)? I have been positive for nearly 12years and have remained asymptomatic. CD4s in500-600...

Response from Joel Gallant, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Low testosterone levels can be a result of HIV infection itself. There arealso medications that can lower testosterone levels, such as Megace. When your testosterone levels are in the low end of the normal range and youhave symptoms (loss of... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Has anyone with wasting on here been given testosterone? when do they start it, what are the requirements in terms of counts and viral loads, or does it make a difference. is there some reason why a doc won't give it fairly early on in a treatment... Read more »

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Eight months ago, I discovered that I am HIV positive. I have likely had this disease for about five years. Currently, I'm taking meds. Since this discovery, my wife and I had not had sexual intercourse. I am terrified of giving this to her -- even... Read more »

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