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Slow testosterone growth

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Actually Erleada does not drop testosterone at all.

I brought this subject up earlier. Even if you have testosterone. Erleada suppresses testosterone so that it does not allow the prostate cancer to use it. So it keeps the PSA down with testosterone.

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Does Zytiga work the same way as Erleada?

By the way, Jeff, I should tell you. Back when my testosterone level was 1.1, I was very active. I'd get up early in the morning, run 3 km, and walk a lot throughout the day. I walked a lot and did a lot of exercise. I was so tired that at lunch, I'd fall over and sleep for an hour.

Six months later, I changed my lifestyle: I stopped running, stopped walking a lot, and stopped exercising. I'm constantly sitting at home and moving little.

The question arises: did the lifestyle change affect my testosterone? And is there a concept of testosterone utilization with movement? In other words, should I exercise daily or sit still and move little, what do you think?

Besides changing my lifestyle, I changed my diet and started eating everything in sight (meat, ice cream, and everything else). Again, could this have had an effect?

And finally, my testosterone levels haven't changed over the past four months, and the change was 0.06, which seems to be a measurement error. Perhaps I'm wrong in my reasoning regarding the onset of cancer resistance; in fact, my testosterone levels have plateaued. I usually get my testosterone levels tested in the morning, when they're at their highest. Maybe I should get them tested in the afternoon instead? Plus, I've been completely abstaining from sex for two years now. What would happen if I started again? Is there a concept of testosterone depletion?

My erectile function is perfectly fine but I read that prolonged abstinence from sex reduces testosterone synthesis and production, but there are other risks, such as blood stagnation in the genital area and other side effects. I chose abstinence as part of my strategy.

Thank you.