What Do You Think About Slightly Low Testosterone Levels, Hot Flashes Everyday For Over A Year After Treating Prostate Cancer?

Posted on Fri, 25 May 2018

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Question : I have slightly low T and suffer with 10 or more hot flashes per day. It's been happening for a year and a half. I have been free of prostate cancer for eight years. What do you think?
Lee Knight

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
About hot flashes and its possible diagnosis;

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking!
I have gone carefully through your concern.

Firstly, I would suggest excluding other pathologies causing hot flashes such as neuroendocrine tumors, as slightly low testosterone levels, are commonly seen at your age but hot flashes due to it are rare.
Neuroendocrine tumors may be associated with chronic diarrhea too. To confirm/ exclude the diagnosis some blood/ urine examinations are needed.

Secondly, if no other cause is found, starting treatment with testosterone is long-term contraindicated in patients with prostate cancer.

So, I would recommend to discuss with your treating physician about neuroendocrine tumors and make further examinations.

Hope the information will help.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta

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