Andropause is the name given to a state of declining health that occurs in men when their testosterone drops to a critical level. This event happens to most men between the ages of 50 and 60. It is routinely ignored by medical doctors as "just aging" but it is as significant for men as menopause is for women. My BioBalance 4 Women® patients have requested that I expand my practice to treating men. I have eagerly awaited this opportunity because I believe that testosterone pellet therapy is just as critical for preventing aging and illness in men as it is for women.
In 2002, I had the privilege of being treated for my own hormone crisis by Dr. Gino Tutera, the founder and Medical Director of Sotto Pelle Center for Hormonal Balance. By the time we met, he had already treated thousands of men and women who suffered with andropause and menopause.
At my request, Dr. Tutera trained me to treat both men and women with sub-dermal testosterone and estradiol pellet therapy. My patients have had amazing results in regaining the quality of their physical, emotional and relational lives. In 2002, BioBalance 4 Women® was born and I have treated over 1,500 patients since.
After years of treating women with hormone pellets I realized that their partners needed to be as healthy as they were. Many of my female patients asked me to expand my practice to taking care of men and that stimulated the founding of BioBalance 4 Men®.
I am very aware that no man wants to settle for less when it comes to his health or sexual performance. At BioBalance 4 Men®, I evaluate your symptoms, laboratory values, general well being and past medical history in order to determine if testosterone pellets are right for you. Testosterone pellet therapy has been used in the US, Canada, and England since 1939. The culture of American medicine is based on treatment of disease, not prevention or replacement of hormones as the most natural way to create health. Consequently, this treatment has been largely overlooked. This therapy is also not patentable; therefore, it cannot generate income for drug companies and it is rarely brought to the FDA for study. Instead we have drugs that treat symptoms (like erectile dysfunction) but they don't treat the real problem — low testosterone levels. My goal is to bring men back to health in every area by replacing the hormone that they need to be healthy, testosterone, in the safest and most effective way possible — with pellets.
Testosterone pellets for men are about the size of a pencil eraser. They contain pure testosterone compounded from natural products. These sterile pellets are inserted into areas of fatty deposits — like the hip, buttocks or the "spare tire" area on men — once every six months. The pellets act as a reservoir so that your body can access and use them as needed. The testosterone is consumed based upon an individual's rate of metabolism and exercise, all of which increase blood flow around the pellet, thereby distributing it to the rest of the body.
With pellet therapy, the risks of prostate cancer (we monitor the estrone and DHT levels that can be problematic) and heart attacks are greatly diminished. Testosterone actually decreases the size of the prostate in most cases and decreases lipid levels as well as the inflammatory marker CRP.
None of my male patients wants to feel old. They enjoy regaining the vitality they once knew. I know you will, too. If you are a candidate for testosterone pellet therapy and you have been unhappy with pills, patches and shots, you certainly will be pleased with the outcome of your new therapy.
Kathy Cartier Maupin, M.D.
