Most men don’t realize their hormones are gone until everything else starts falling apart. The energy, the drive, the sleep, the resilience. For Andrew Baukol, PA-C, that realization didn’t come gradually. It came after 12 rounds of chemotherapy, a lymphoma diagnosis at 36, and labs that showed his testosterone had dropped to 5% of optimal.
In this episode, Amber Warren, PA-C, sits down with Andrew, a board-certified physician assistant, orthopedic veteran, and FMI’s newest men’s health specialist, to unpack what hormone optimization actually looks like when it’s done right. Together they explore the root causes of male hormone decline, why bioidentical pellet therapy outperforms injectables, and why testosterone is far more than a sex hormone. It’s a life hormone that touches everything from cardiovascular health and stress resilience to sleep, mood, and motivation.
Andrew also shares why he believes only about one in three patients who walk through his door is truly ready for hormone therapy and what has to change first before any of it will work.
If you’ve been told your labs are normal but you still don’t feel like yourself, this episode is your starting point.
Listen to the full episode to learn how hormone therapy is connected with your lifestyle.