Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Sliced Bread
BBC
4.6 • 695 Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Can taking testosterone help with low libido and energy?
It's all over social media and is often touted by celebs - both male and female - but is testosterone replacement therapy the answer to listener Clive's low energy levels?
Clive got in touch after sending off for a blood test with an online health firm which showed he might have low testosterone and could be a candidate for therapy. But to buy it privately isn't cheap and once started, is a lifelong commitment. So is it worth the money?
Presenter Greg Foot is joined by President of the British Society of Sexual Medicine, Mike Kirby, as well as NHS GP and Director of Men's Health at Manual, Dr Jeff Foster.
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| 1:06.5 | evidence to find out if one of your suggested wonder products is indeed the best thing since sliced bread or marketing BS. |
| 1:14.4 | And today's suggestion comes from Clive King from Kent. |
| 1:17.7 | Welcome to the studio Clive. |
| 1:19.0 | Thank you. |
| 1:19.8 | Tell us then what is the wonder product you'd like us to investigate today and why? |
| 1:23.2 | So I'd like you to investigate TRT, testosterone replacement therapy. |
| 1:28.8 | Because I was feeling a bit low about this time last year. |
| 1:32.1 | I just wondered if it maybe was my age now that I'm in my 50s |
| 1:36.3 | or whether it was something else. |
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