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testosterone supplements (Danger if TTC)

This is more about trying to conceive than about the lap band, per se. If your husband or significant other is taking/has taken a testosterone supplement (like brandname Androgel) and you are trying to get pregnant, please have him see a doctor immediately! These products usually create male infertility (sometimes permanently). The dosage and the length of time he's been taking it have a huge impact on fertility recovery- so do not hestitate.

We had no idea that this is one of the side effects (you'd think that increasing testosterone would help in the trying to conceive department), but using these products often brings sperm count down to zero and possibly leads to testicular death!

There are other ways to treat low testosterone/ low libido (we're exploring those options now with a urologist/enocrinologist) that don't have this effect so see your doctor for better options that don't kill your dreams for a family.

My question is- has anyone's man used these products and was successful at getting sperm counts back up? There is a course of treatment for this- but I'm wondering how successful it is.

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