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by mattyfo 2158 days ago
Something doesn't add up with this story and I suspect it's going to come out in the lawsuit.

If the doctor REALLY did want to lower testosterone levels in the 16 year old, there's a slew of medications that would have been more effective (Spiro, Lupron, Bica, etc). That amount of Estradiol isn't going to do much to lower T levels.

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It's possible the doctor knows something the parents of the kid don't. You don't treat the symptom (high T levels) you treat the disease (the behavior disorder). It's possible there is something about the boy's medical history that made it seem like this treatment would work better for his body chemistry, perhaps.
It is possible that the doctor refused to talk not to ruin his case in court. But it is also possible he is incompetent and simply blew it.