Monitoring your treatment
Once your doctor has decided that a course of testosterone treatment is right for you, you will need to be monitored throughout your treatment. This will involve regular blood tests to record your testosterone levels. Your doctor will need to do this not only to discover whether the treatment is effective and suitable for you, but also whether it is necessary to adjust the dosage to maintain the correct testosterone levels throughout the treatment. Your doctor could also use the opportunity to check your general health.
The doctor may also check your muscle development and fat distribution as both of these are improved with testosterone treatment.
If you have had signs of before you began your treatment, the doctor may also order a bone density examination to see if the mineral content of the bone has increased.
Furthermore, your doctor will regularly examine your prostate for reassurance, while testosterone treatment is in progress. The examination of the prostate is important because testosterone can stimulate an existing tumour. However, according to current knowledge, testosterone treatment itself does not lead to the development of prostate cancer.
If everything is proceeding well with your treatment, you can expect to feel considerably better. You can look forward to having more energy, vitality and improved sexual enjoyment and desire.
