About this episode

The episode discusses the misconceptions around low testosterone and the actual symptoms that correlate with it.

Out of 32 symptoms commonly attributed to low testosterone, only 3 actually correlate with it. All three are sexual. The other 29 — fatigue, brain fog, low mood, weight you can't lose, feeling not quite like yourself — are real, but they are produced by something else, and the wellness-clinic funnel runs on getting that wrong. Episode 2 of our Signal book launch series. Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum and Dr. Austin Baraki cover how testosterone actually works, what the number on your lab report is really measuring, and what a real evaluation of low T looks like. Pre-order our book, Signal: barbellmedicine.com/signal Timestamps: 00:00 Mark, revisited (cold open) 02:00 How testosterone actually works (HPG axis) 06:14 Why "in range" can still be abnormal 09:24 What your lab number actually measures 12:25 Case: total 230, low SHBG — does this guy need TRT? 17:04 The saturation model — why higher isn't better 21:11 A patient at 480 wants 900: how the conversation goes 28:57 What "in range" actually means (and why 264 is the cutoff) 34:41 The 3 symptoms that matter (out of 32) 37:16 Walking back a 10-symptom checklist 42:31 How a real testosterone workup gets done 46:42 Chasland trial — TRT vs…

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