How Testosterone and Anastrozole Pellets Create the Healthiest Hormone Environment in Men.
Channel: BioBalance Healthcast
Date: 2020-09-07

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This week we are looking at the concept of homeostasis. The question is how we get our bodies (in particular our hormones) to balance properly as we age. Men, in particular are the focus of this week’s conversation. We know that as men age, they lose testosterone which needs to be replaced. What many men do not know, however, is that they also make estrogen and that estrogen too, needs to be replaced in the appropriate amount. The challenge is the balance point. How do we learn just how much of each hormone we need, and how do we obtain them? Those questions are the focus of our conversations this week.

An amazing adjunct to T pellet replacement for men: Anastrozole/Arimidex+T pellets.
Anastrozole is an enzyme blocker, called Aromatase inhibitor (AI). It blocks the aromatase enzyme from converting Testosterone into estrogen. The side effects of oral anastrozole listed are not present in pellet-anastrozole. The dose is uniform and lasts 4-6 months, therefore there are no large swigs in T blood levels with pellet anastrozole. Anastrozole is one of three Estradiol/estrone blockers. It is the only one that is reversable (does not permanently damage the aromatase enzymes) and the only aromatase inhibitor enzyme blocker that causes weight loss rather than gain. This drug was designed to treat and prevent Breast Cancer. We now have expanded the uses for anastrozole and other AIs to treating endometrial cancer, man boobs, endometriosis, obesity, infertility agent for men, and to shrink fibroids in women.


At BioBalance Health, the focus of our work is to determine the appropriate amount of which hormones need to be restored and the appropriate amount so that a man (or woman) is able to live a healthy and independent life as they age. Any preexisting concerns regarding their health need to be addressed and the correct balance of hormones needs to be maintained.

Side Effects of oral anastrozole (Arimidex), not in pellet-anastrozole:
 Arthritic pain in small joints
 Blood clots
 Headaches
 Swelling
 Patients who take Arimidex orally can have the above side effects but do not experience these side effects of Arimidex if they take it in pellets combined with testosterone. The purpose of using the anastrozole pellets in men is to stop the conversion of testosterone into estrogen.

High Estrogens in Men can be caused by:
• A genetic problem where a man has the genes to convert more T into estrone and estradiol than other men
• Aging increase T conversion into estrogens
• Obesity: fat tissue is where the T is converted into estrogen
• High alcohol intake
• Insulin resistance
• Adult onset diabetes, high carb intake

Men as they age begin to convert more of their testosterone into estrogen and this leads to fat around the belly and breasts and face. A man will get more- plump and less muscular. To avoid this problem, we want to restrict the conversion of testosterone into estrogen to the minimal amount that a man needs to be healthy. The excess leads to vulnerability to other diseases that we want to avoid.