Janet: “Is that why just supplementing testosterone without checking the other hormone levels is dangerous?”
Dr. Borkin: “This is really where the major mistakes are made by most practitioners. Testosterone is a fascinating hormone. We have been studying testosterone longer than any other steroid hormone. We know a lot about testosterone but not enough.”
Janet: “Testosterone seems to be a very important hormone. What have the studies shown?”
Dr. Borkin: “What is interesting about testosterone levels is that if we look back 50,000 years ago, testosterone levels were extremely high at that time. Testosterone is also a survival hormone. It is responsible for allowing us to go into a hostile environment and survive extremely stressful situations.”
Dr. Borkin: "Approximately 200 years ago, if you were a pioneer crossing the country on a wagon train, testosterone is the hormone that got you through. It also allowed a woman to make it in a hostile environment. If the levels of testosterone were as low as they are today, generally speaking, there is no way we would have been able to conquer that kind of environment.”
Janet: “So, does that mean testosterone is important to both men and women?”
Dr. Borkin: “Testosterone is extremely important. It also has a very powerful affect on motivation. It is also involved in many, many other processes. Not all of these processes are unrelated to sex.”
Janet: “Does testosterone have any relationship to the growth hormone?”
Dr. Borkin: “There must be a balance between testosterone and growth hormone. We have heard a lot about growth hormone. The use of growth hormone can be fabulous, if it is used in the proper manner.”
"Dr. Borkin: “I like to use the analogy with my patients that growth hormone is kind of like putting a turbo charger on your car. If you only have two tires on that car and then add a turbo charger, it is going to spin around out of control much faster than it would have before.”
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