Pleasanton, CA
Low testosterone treatment, also called testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), restores your testosterone to a normal range once a blood test confirms it has dropped and your symptoms match. At Radiance East Bay Aesthetics in Pleasanton, Zayda Yeoh, NP, a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, diagnoses and treats low testosterone in men with the same method she uses for every hormone plan: labs first, then a dose written to your results and adjusted at follow-ups. The first step is a simple blood test.
Testosterone production slows with age, and symptoms can start as early as 40. Most men do not notice a single moment. They notice that the gym stopped working, that they are tired by mid-afternoon, that they snap at people or cannot hold a thought, and that they are less interested in sex than they used to be.
The symptoms Zayda sees most often:
Any one of these has other possible causes. All of them together, past 40, are worth a blood test.
A simple blood test reveals your testosterone level. Zayda confirms low testosterone through that blood work, discusses your symptoms and reviews your medical history before she recommends treatment. Treatment is then optimized to your individual lab work and the severity of your symptoms, so two men with the same number can leave with different plans.
If the labs come back normal, you are told that too, and the conversation turns to what else could be causing the symptoms.
TRT restores your levels with prescribed testosterone. It can be delivered as gels, patches, creams, injections or pellets. The best method depends on your lifestyle, your preferences and your health needs: a man who travels every week and a man who wants to think about it as little as possible will usually end up with different choices.
TRT can improve mood, energy and sex drive, and the other symptoms that come with low testosterone. Optimizing testosterone also supports metabolism, muscle, cognitive health and emotional stability, which is why men often describe the change as feeling like themselves again rather than feeling different.
It works best alongside the basics. Regular exercise, a healthy weight and quality sleep all help the body respond to treatment, and Zayda covers them in the plan rather than leaving them to you.
The appointment
Zayda listens to your symptoms and history and orders the blood work that confirms or rules out low testosterone.
You go through the numbers together. If they are low and the symptoms fit, she recommends TRT and the delivery method that suits you.
Gels, patches, creams, injections or pellets, depending on your plan.
Repeat labs at follow-up visits while the dose is adjusted to your results and your symptoms.
Mood, energy and sex drive are the changes men report first. Individual results vary.
Candidacy
You are likely a good candidate if you:
TRT is prescribed on confirmed low testosterone and matching symptoms, not on symptoms alone. If you are a woman reading this for yourself, low testosterone in women is treated as part of hormone replacement therapy, on its own page.
Cost
The cost depends on the blood work, the delivery method you choose, the follow-up labs and how often you are seen while the dose is adjusted. Zayda gives you the cost at the consultation, before anything is prescribed.
Insurance is not billed here; some medications can still be run through your insurance at the pharmacy. Payment plans are available.
Your provider
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Zayda leads hormone optimization, medical weight loss and aesthetic care at Radiance East Bay Aesthetics in Pleasanton. Most of her patients are women. Men are treated with the same discipline: a full panel, the lowest effective dose, and follow-ups that answer to labs.
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Questions
Still unsure? The skin consultation is complimentary, and Zayda will answer anything this page does not.
The cost at Radiance East Bay Aesthetics depends on the blood work, the delivery method, the follow-up labs and how often you are seen early on. Zayda gives you the full cost at the consultation. Insurance is not billed, though some medications can still go through your insurance at the pharmacy. Payment plans are available.
Low sex drive, erectile dysfunction, loss of energy, low mood, mind fogginess and difficulty concentrating, weight gain with loss of muscle mass, and hair loss. Testosterone production slows with age, and symptoms can start as early as 40.
With a simple blood test. Zayda confirms the level through blood work, discusses your symptoms and reviews your medical history before recommending testosterone replacement therapy. The plan is then written to your lab results and how severe your symptoms are.
As gels, patches, creams, injections or pellets. The best method depends on your lifestyle, preferences and health needs, and it is chosen with you at the consultation.
It works best with them. Regular exercise, keeping a healthy weight and getting quality sleep help the body respond to treatment, and they are part of the plan at Radiance East Bay Aesthetics. Treatment alone, with none of the three, tends to give less than it could.
Yes. Both men and women produce testosterone; men produce more. For women, low testosterone is treated in carefully prescribed low doses as part of hormone replacement therapy, on its own page.
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Every consultation, blood draw and follow-up happens at the studio at 1475 Cedarwood Ln, Ste B, Pleasanton. Men come from across the Tri-Valley and the East Bay.
Keep exploring
Read: Testosterone treatment for men: understanding low T
Performed at the studio in Pleasanton, for clients across Pleasanton, Danville, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and San Ramon.
Your next step
One blood test tells you whether testosterone is the problem. Bring your symptoms, get the labs, and decide from the results.
It takes less than a minute.
