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Before you start testosterone, get two morning blood draws

It works for the men who genuinely need it. The hard part is knowing whether you're one of them, and keeping up with the bloodwork after you start.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Prostatitis usually isn't an infection, and that changes everything

Three rounds of antibiotics and no improvement isn't bad luck. It's a sign the diagnosis was wrong from the start.

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Your thyroid probably isn't why you're tired, but test it anyway

What TSH and free T4 actually measure, how to get the draw right, and the far more common reasons a 40-year-old with kids feels flattened.

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Your thyroid, one daily pill and the six-week recheck

Cold hands, flat lifts and a tiredness sleep won't touch. What an underactive thyroid looks like, and how the dose actually gets set.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Prediabetes is a head start, not a number to sit on

An A1c of 5.9 is the most useful bad news you'll get all year, if you do something with it in the next 90 days.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Leaking after prostate surgery and the training that helps

Pelvic floor work isn't a consolation prize after surgery. Done with the right cue and the right timing, it's the biggest lever you actually control.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Test your testosterone before 10 a.m. and do it twice

A single afternoon blood draw tells you almost nothing. The timing, the assay and the second sample are what turn a number into information.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your PSA Number Isn't A Yes Or No Answer

A single blood test, a number with a decimal point, and about nine things that can move it before anybody mentions cancer.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Kidney stones hurt like nothing else, so stop the next one

What renal colic actually feels like, when it's an ER trip, and the boring daily habits that keep a second stone from ever showing up.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

What a raised ALT on your blood test actually means

Your physical came back with an H next to one liver number. Before you panic or ignore it, know what ALT and AST are really measuring.

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When your prostate starts running your nights

Three bathroom trips before sunrise isn't aging gracefully. What's actually happening, which pills do what, and how long the procedures cost you.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

What ibuprofen does to your kidneys on a hot training day

The pill isn't the problem. The pill plus dehydration plus your blood pressure medication is the problem, and almost nobody explains that part.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Hepatitis C is curable and the test takes one blood draw

One-time screening is now recommended for every adult, the cure is a daily pill for eight to twelve weeks, and heavy lifting can muddy your liver numbers.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

When depression shows up as anger instead of sadness

It rarely looks like crying. It looks like a short fuse, a flat Saturday, and a guy who says he's fine because he genuinely can't feel anything else.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

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Creatinine, eGFR and what to ask when the numbers drift

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The Liver Problem Men Who Barely Drink Keep Getting

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The pain under your right ribs after a big meal

Gallstone attacks hit an hour after dinner, wrap around to your shoulder blade, and then vanish. What that means and what you do next.

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What IBS Actually Means and Which Diets Have Evidence

A real diagnosis, a short list of things worth ruling out first, and the eating changes that hold up when you have a job and kids.

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