It is pretty well established that two things lower testostone levels in men.

1) aging

2) a peripheral blood stem cell transplant

Considering that he average myeloma patient is a 65 year old maie, I think mmers need to read this blog.

The article linked below is about aging men and the benefit of hormone replacement therapy.

http://beating-myeloma.or...

After learning about myeloma in general,  myeloma survivors and caregivers need to learn about possible side effects.  Blood clots or "deep vein thrombosis" are a possible medical problem for the general population.  One's risk of a clot increase as a side effect either from myeloma itself or from many of the standard of care therapies.  David Emerson

To learn about this possible medical issue in general, please read the excerpted study below:

http://beating-myeloma.or...

I underwent 5 rounds of VAD chemotherapy, 2 courses of cytoxan and a peripheral blood stem cell transplant all in 1995. Over the next few years I learned that I had to contend with a variety of short and long term side effects including peripheral neuropathy, lumbo-sacral plexopathy, chemo brain, chronic deep vein thrombosis and irritable bladder, among others.

Of the many complementary therapies that I use to manage my myeloma and side effects from past conventional therapies, daily exercise is the most effective for me.