30-10-2006, 04:13 PM
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| Here is a post from Swale on this subject. Although it is TRT related it still applies here: Quote: Originally posted by SWALE
Some men do hold a little water at first, because androgens cause the kidneys to retain sodium. As you know, sodium and calcium go hand-in-hand with respect to their actions at the kidney, and androgens also cause us to reabsorb calcium--hence the anti-osteoporotic qualities of TRT (this is why we counter-intuiitively administer a diuretic to treat hypercalcemia, as it flies in the face of "the solution to pollution is dilution" rule). So 24 hours is better than 5 or 6 here, too. The body will normalize sodium, so HTN (hypertension) is not usually a problem. In those patients with CHF (Congestive heart Failure) or chronic kidney disease, you may have to touch them with a little (extra) diuretic.
In fact, hypogonadism is strongly associated with HTN.
As long as you monitor (and treat, if necessary) elevated estrogen, edema will not be a problem.
BTW, correct monitoring and "tweaking" is not common to HRT medicine--and that is what we are working toward here!
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