No matter how I look at it, I depend on others to get testosterone
Many guys worry drinking soymilk will lower their body’s testosterone levels. I’m more concerned about what would happen if I pissed off my endocrinologist. There is something about this arrangement that is so emasculating– or probably a better word would be demeaning. I got thinking about this because yesterday I had to call in to order my testosterone from the Syracuse endocrine/diabetes center, and I encountered difficulty.
It wasn’t the receptionist or the doctor’s fault—it’s a bigger picture. I also won’t deny that I am sensitive on the subject. But I was scolded for not having done blood work in two years, and told that they couldn’t give me the prescription. The reason I haven’t been in since 2010 is for the same reason most college students don’t go to the doctors—no one reminded me, and I’m generally healthy.
They ended up giving in and writing me a prescription, because otherwise I would have not had been able to inject on schedule. I have no real issue with getting my blood checked every six months, like I apparently agreed to but forgot—it’s a good idea, really. But after the call, I was full of rage. Fuck them, I thought, I don’t need anybody’s charity. I wanted to just stop going, and get my hormones online illegally or something. I wanted it to be in my hands, and my hands only. I hated that someone else had such control over my body. [Read full post...]
