Understanding blood tests and Locating a Doctor in the Philadelphia Suburbs

[guyfromkop2]

so i had my blood levels checked last week, my sex drive has been in the crapper so i decided to get everything checked out. first off i went to my local doctor and after finally going through the motions of asking for a testosterone check my levels came back to be 253, my doctor then told me that since i was in the normal range i was fine and i need to "reevaluate my relationship" because "the sparks normally die around a year and a half into the relationship" so since this was complete BS i decided to find a local urologist. well he did a series of checks and came back with:

Testosterone, TOTAL 196 Range 250-1100
Testosterone, FREE 2.92 Range 1.00-3.10%
FREE testosterone 57.2 Range 35.0-155.0 pg/mL


he also checked my prolactin and LH levels which were fine. now from what i can tell that's below and most likely i should be on something, well the doctor pretty much threw some viagra at me and said take this, i dont want to put you on anything becuase it will cause everything to crash. am i going crazy or is this low and i should be seeking another doctor? and if so does anyone know anything good around philadelphia?

 

[engival]

yes Dr. Shippen who is located in Reading, about 45 min from philly.

although he's not taking new patients, i did call his office the other day and the office said try back in a few weeks, theres a chance he will be taking in some new patients.

i recommend seeing Dr. SHippen, hes the best your going to find in the area.

 

[hardasnails1973]

so i had my blood levels checked last week, my sex drive has been in the crapper so i decided to get everything checked out. first off i went to my local doctor and after finally going through the motions of asking for a testosterone check my levels came back to be 253, my doctor then told me that since i was in the normal range i was fine and i need to "reevaluate my relationship" because "the sparks normally die around a year and a half into the relationship" so since this was complete BS i decided to find a local urologist. well he did a series of checks and came back with:

Testosterone, TOTAL 196 Range 250-1100
Testosterone, FREE 2.92 Range 1.00-3.10%
FREE testosterone 57.2 Range 35.0-155.0 pg/mL


he also checked my prolactin and LH levels which were fine. now from what i can tell that's below and most likely i should be on something, well the doctor pretty much threw some viagra at me and said take this, i dont want to put you on anything becuase it will cause everything to crash. am i going crazy or is this low and i should be seeking another doctor? and if so does anyone know anything good around philadelphia?

Pm me my dr is in conshy
i goto LA fitness in norristown
Hes a great dr but you need to just keep after him I do...He will work with you..