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Imijovo ye-Testosterone iyindlela yokwelapha i-hormone yokufaka esikhundleni esithumela i-hormone yesilisa i-testosterone ngqo emsipheni wakho noma ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho. Le mijovo isiza ukubuyisela amazinga e-testosterone emadodeni angakhiqizi ngokwanele le hormone ebalulekile ngokwemvelo.
Uma ucabangela ukwelashwa nge-testosterone noma udokotela wakho ekutuse, cishe unemibuzo mayelana nokuthi isebenza kanjani, okumele ukulindele, nokuthi ilungile yini kuwe. Ukuqonda lokhu kwelashwa kungakusiza ukuthi wenze izinqumo ezinolwazi ngempilo yakho futhi uzizwe uqiniseka kakhulu ngenqubo.
Umujovo we-Testosterone uyinguqulo yokwenziwa ye-hormone umzimba wakho owukhiqiza ngokwemvelo emathunjini. Iza njengoketshezi olucacile, olunamafutha olujovwa emsipheni (intramuscular) noma ngaphansi kwesikhumba (subcutaneous) ukufaka esikhundleni noma ukwengeza ukukhiqizwa kwe-testosterone emzimbeni wakho.
Lo muthi ufana ne-testosterone umzimba wakho owenza, nje ukulethwa emthonjeni wangaphandle. Cabanga ngakho njengokunikeza umzimba wakho izakhiwo ezidingayo uma ungenakukhiqiza ngokwanele ngokwawo.
Imijovo ye-Testosterone ikakhulukazi iphatha amazinga aphansi e-testosterone emadodeni, isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-hypogonadism. Udokotela wakho angase ancome lokhu kwelashwa uma ukuhlolwa kwegazi kubonisa ukuthi amazinga akho e-testosterone angezansi kwamazinga avamile futhi uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezihlobene.
Izizathu ezivame kakhulu odokotela abancoma ngazo imijovo ye-testosterone zihlanganisa ukubuyisela amazinga wamandla, ukuthuthukisa imizwa, ukugcina ubukhulu bemisipha, nokusekela ukusebenza ngokocansi. Amanye amadoda futhi ayisebenzisa ukusiza ngezinkinga zokuminyana kwamathambo ezingenzeka nge-testosterone ephansi.
Kwezinye izimo, i-testosterone ingase inikezwe amadoda angama-transgender njengengxenye yokwelashwa nge-hormone, nakuba lokhu kudinga ukugadwa nokugadwa kwezokwelapha okukhethekile.
I-Testosterone ithathwa njenge-hormone enamandla aphakathi nendawo esebenza ngokubopha kuma-receptors athile emzimbeni wakho wonke. Uma isigxunyekwe, ihamba ngegazi lakho bese inamathela kula ma-receptors emisipheni, emathanjeni, ebuchosheni, nakwezinye izicubu.
I-hormone bese iqala izinqubo ezihlukahlukene ezisiza ukugcina izici zobudoda nemisebenzi yomzimba. Isekela ukuhlanganiswa kwamaprotheni okwakha imisipha, ithonya imizwa namazinga wamandla, futhi isiza ukugcina ukuminyana kwamathambo.
Imijovo ye-intramuscular ngokuvamile inikeza amazinga e-hormone aqhubekayo amasonto angu-1-2, kuyilapho imijovo ye-subcutaneous ingase idinge ukulinganiswa kaningi kodwa inganikeza amazinga egazi aqhubekayo ngokuguquguquka okuncane.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokukhombisa indlela efanele yokujova, noma ngabe wenza imijovo ye-intramuscular noma ye-subcutaneous. Abantu abaningi bafunda ukuziphatha le mijovo ekhaya ngemuva kokuqeqeshwa okufanele.
Ukuze uthole imijovo ye-intramuscular, izindawo ezivamile zihlanganisa imisipha yamathanga noma indawo engaphezulu ye-buttock. Uzosebenzisa inaliti ende ukuze ufinyelele izicubu zemisipha. Imijovo ye-Subcutaneous ingena esicutshini esinamanzi ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho, ngokuvamile esiswini noma ethangeni, usebenzisa inaliti emfushane.
Njalo shintshanisa izindawo zokujova ukuvimbela ukucasuka noma ukwakheka kwezicubu ezinamathambo. Hlanza indawo yokujova ngotshwala ngaphambi komjovo ngamunye, futhi ungalokothi wabelane ngezinaliti noma ama-vial nabanye.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe i-testosterone nokudla ngoba ijovwa ngqo emzimbeni wakho. Kodwa-ke, ukuhlala unamanzi kahle nokugcina ukudla okunempilo kungasiza umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenzise i-hormone ngempumelelo.
Amadoda amaningi anethosithoni ephansi ngokomtholampilo adinga ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside, ngokuvamile iminyaka eminingi noma unomphela. Umzimba wakho awufundi ukukhiqiza i-testosterone eyengeziwe ngemijovo, ngakho ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngokuvamile kusho ukuthi amazinga akho azobuyela lapho ayekhona ngaphambili.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngezivivinyo zegazi ezivamile, ngokuvamile njalo emavikini ama-3-6 ekuqaleni, bese kuba njalo uma amazinga akho esezinzile. Lokhu kuhlolwa kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza ngempumelelo nangokuphepha.
Amanye amadoda angase adinge ukulungiswa komthamo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngokuya ngempendulo yawo, imiphumela emibi, noma izinguquko esimweni sempilo. Ungalokothi uyeke ukwelashwa nge-testosterone ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokuxoxa ngakho nodokotela wakho kuqala.
Njenganoma imuphi umuthi, imijovo ye-testosterone ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba amadoda amaningi eyamukela kahle. Ukuqonda okufanele ukukulindela kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphele izimpendulo ezijwayelekile uma kuqhathaniswa nezimpawu ezikhathazayo.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole, ukhumbula ukuthi akuwona wonke umuntu ozoba nalezi zimpendulo:
Le miphumela ejwayelekile ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela ekwelashweni, ngokuvamile ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokuqala zokwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lezi zimpawu ezikhathazayo zihlanganisa ubuhlungu besifuba, ubunzima bokuphefumula, izinguquko zemizwa ezinzima, noma izimpawu zamaqhubu egazi njengokuvuvukala komlenze nobuhlungu.
Amanye amadoda angase abe nokukhuphuka kokukhiqizwa kwamaseli abomvu egazi, okuzwakala kulungile kodwa empeleni kungashunqa igazi futhi kwandise ingozi yegazi. Yingakho ukuqapha njalo igazi kubaluleke kakhulu.
Ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside kungase futhi kuthinte impilo ye-prostate, nakuba ucwaningo lwamanje lubonisa imiphumela exubile. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha i-prostate yakho ngokuhlolwa okuvamile kanye nokuhlolwa kwegazi.
I-Testosterone ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezempilo zenza lokhu kwelashwa kungafaneleki noma kube yingozi. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokunquma ukwelashwa nge-testosterone.
Akufanele usebenzise i-testosterone uma une-prostate cancer noma umdlavuza webele, njengoba i-testosterone ingase ikwazi ukukhulisa ukukhula kwale midlavuza ezwelayo kuma-hormone. Amadoda anomlando wale midlavuza ngokuvamile adinga ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Ezinye izimo ezingase zivimbele ukusetshenziswa kwe-testosterone zihlanganisa:
Amadoda azama ukuthola izingane kufanele futhi axoxe ngezindlela ezingezinye, njengoba i-testosterone inganciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwesidoda futhi inciphise inzalo.
Amagama amaningana omkhiqizo atholakala ngemijovo ye-testosterone, ngalinye elinokwakheka okuhlukile noma amandla okugxilisa. Imikhiqizo ejwayelekile ihlanganisa i-Depo-Testosterone, i-Testosterone Cypionate, ne-Testosterone Enanthate.
Lokhu kwakheka okuhlukene kuhluka kakhulu ekutheni kuhlala isikhathi esingakanani emzimbeni wakho nokuthi udinga ukujovwa kangaki. Udokotela wakho uzochaza inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile, umshwalense, nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni.
Izinhlobo ezivamile nazo ziyatholakala futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo njengezinketho zegama lomkhiqizo, ngokuvamile ngentengo ephansi.
Uma imijovo ingakulungele, ezinye izindlela zokuletha i-testosterone ziyatholakala. Ama-gel nama-patch asetshenziswa esikhumbeni anikeza ukumuncwa kwama-hormone nsuku zonke, yize kudingeka ukusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo futhi anezingozi zokudlulisela emindenini.
Ama-pellets e-Testosterone angafakwa ngaphansi kwesikhumba njalo emva kwezinyanga ezi-3-6, anikeze amazinga e-hormone aqhubekayo ngaphandle kokulinganisa njalo. Amanye amadoda akhetha le nketho ngenxa yokulula kwayo, yize idinga inqubo encane yokuhlinzwa.
Ama-gel asempumulweni nemithi yomlomo yizinketho ezintsha, yize zingase zingasebenzi njengemijovo yamazinga e-testosterone aphansi kakhulu.
I-Clomiphene isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kune-testosterone ngokukhuthaza umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhiqize i-testosterone yawo eningi, esikhundleni sokuyifaka ngqo. Lokhu kuyenza ibe yindlela enhle yokwelapha yokuqala yamadoda amancane noma labo abanethemba lokugcina inzalo.
Imijovo ye-Testosterone ivame ukusebenza kahle emazingeni e-testosterone aphansi kakhulu futhi inikeze imiphumela elindelekile. Kodwa-ke, icindezela ukukhiqizwa kwe-testosterone yemvelo yomzimba wakho, okungathinta inzalo nosayizi we-testicular.
I-Clomiphene ingase isebenze kangcono emadodeni okukhiqizwa kwawo i-testosterone kuphazamiseke kancane, kuyilapho imijovo ye-testosterone ivame ukuba ngcono kulabo abanezinkinga ezinkulu zama-hormone. Udokotela wakho angasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi indlela evumelana nesimo sakho esithile.
Amadoda anezifo zenhliziyo adinga ukuhlolwa ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa nge-testosterone. Ucwaningo lwakamuva lubonisa imiphumela exubile, ngocwaningo oluthile olusikisela izinzuzo ezingaba khona empilweni yenhliziyo, kuyilapho ezinye zikhulisa ukukhathazeka mayelana nezingozi ezengeziwe zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.
Uma unezinkinga zenhliziyo ezikhona, udokotela wakho uzoqaphela izinzuzo ezingaba khona uma ziqhathaniswa nezingozi. Bangase batusa ukuqapha okwengeziwe kwenhliziyo noma bakhethe indlela yokwelapha ehlukile. Ungaqali ukwelashwa nge-testosterone ngaphandle kokudalula umlando wakho wenhliziyo ophelele.
Uma ngengozi ujova i-testosterone eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, ungangeni ekuqeqesheni, kodwa xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungabangela imiphumela emibi yesikhashana efana nezinguquko zemizwa, ukwanda kobudlova, noma izimpawu zomzimba.
Ungazami ukuthi "uyilinganise" ngokweqa umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kunalokho, landela isiqondiso sikadokotela wakho sokuthi uqhubeke kanjani. Bangase bafune ukukuqapha eduze noma balungise uhlelo lwakho olulandelayo lokulinganisa.
Uma uphuthelwa umjovo we-testosterone, wuthathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Ungaphindi kabili imithamo ukuze ulungise umjovo ophuthelwe.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo owodwa ngeke kubangele izinkinga ezinkulu, kodwa zama ukubuyela ohlelweni ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Ungase uqaphele ezinye izimpawu ze-testosterone ephansi zibuyela uma uphuthelwa imithamo njalo.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukwelashwa nge-testosterone ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha. Uma une-hypogonadism yeqiniso, ukuyeka ukwelashwa cishe kuzobangela ukuthi izimpawu zakho zibuyele njengoba amazinga akho e-testosterone ebuyela emazingeni awo aphansi angaphambilini.
Amanye amadoda angase akwazi ukuyeka okwesikhashana noma unomphela uma isimo sabo esingaphansi sithuthuka, kodwa lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangase batusa ukunciphisa kancane kancane umthamo wakho kunokuyeka ngokuphazima kweso.
I-Testosterone ingawathinta ngempela amaphethini akho okulala, kokubili ngendlela enhle nangendlela engemihle. Amadoda amaningi abika ukuthi ngcono izinga lokulala futhi azizwe ekhuthele njengoba amazinga abo e-testosterone ejwayelekile.
Kodwa-ke, amanye amadoda athola iziphazamiso zokuqala zokulala lapho eqala ukwelashwa, okuhlanganisa ubunzima bokulala noma ukuhlala elele. Le miphumela ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela ukwelashwa, ngokuvamile ezinyangeni zokuqala zokwelashwa.
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