Dr. Ernest Asamoah
Endocrinology
Indianapolis, IN
34 years experience male
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Endocrinology
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A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
See a doctor: Vomiting old blood can appear to be dark. May be best to see a GI physician for further investigation. This could be due to a stomach ulcer.
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A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
No: Breast tissue are respond to estrogen mainly. Having high testosterone should not do that. Check your prolactin as well. High prolactin can cause brea... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Stimulates Thyroid: As the name implies, TSH = thyroid stimulating hormone so this hormone does stimulate thyrocytes. If you have hypothyroidism (lazy thyroid), the high ... Read More
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A 65-year-old male asked:
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Endocrinology 34 years experience
No need for Insulin: With a good hba1c of 6%, you are fine. Just stay on the metformin. Most diabetics may need more agents and Insulin with time but there is no formular ... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Endocrinology 34 years experience
Possible D3: Most people say that d3 is better than d2 but the evidence suggest that either is fine.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Nothing magical: The commonest medical complaint in this country is fatigue. There is no such thing as best supplement for chronic fatigue. All the ones that "claim" t... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
See a dietician: Carbs are part of healthy diet but one has to eat "healthy" carbs. Sit down with a dietician and you will be able to get a better idea of a balanced d... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Endocrinology 34 years experience
No magic Solution: Weight loss is just plainly difficulty. Genes play a huge role in determining our weight. Unfortunately our sedentary lifestyle does not help. Starvin... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
50,000 U Weekly: With low levels of vitamin d one may have to take mega-doses of vitamin d for about 3 months to bring the level up; then one can maintain it with 1000... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Pre-Natal Vitamins: Make sure that you take your thyroid hormone therapy as directed and that your thyroid tests are normal before getting pregnant. Taking pre-natal vita... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Outside USA - YES: Carbimazole is not marketed in the usa (outside of the usa). Methimazole is equivalent to carbimazole and that is the preferred therapy in the usa.
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
NO: Remember that any supplement "claimed" to boost testosterone has not been fda approved so you or I have no clue what we are getting. The maker can cla... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Depends: Pcos is a complex syndrome. Treatment depends on what the main presenting symptoms are. Weight loss is always helpful. Other options include oral cont... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
No: Your mother most likely has osteoarthritis of the knees - not osteoporosis.
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A 63-year-old female asked:
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Endocrinology 34 years experience
GOITER: Enlarged thyroid = goiter. Heterogeneity just implies that the features are not uniform. One can see that in inflammatory conditions like hashimoto's ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
No: Metformin for pcos management is usually taken for long term. Remember pcos is a chronic disease and management is usually for long term.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Avoid These Pills: There are all kinds of claims about supplements helping the thyroid or "thyroid support" only few minerals help the thyroid (including iodine and sele... Read More
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A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
No Single agent: There is no single best medication to lower sugars. Most people will need multiple agents to lower their sugars (sometimes Insulin may be needed).
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A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
See Your Doctor: Ed in diabetics may have either a hormone and / or vascular component. Discuss with your doctor. May need to have testosterone levels checked. May als... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
See Your Endo MD: Just having high T3 (liothyronine) does not give a good picture what is wrong. Need to get a complete picture of what is going on?
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A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
No evidence: There is no scientific evidence that you can "boost" testosterone. Some supplements are "claimed" to boost testosterone but these are just claims. Ere... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
PCOS is Complex: The management of pcos is complex. Note that i did not say treatment but management. There are various presentations to this rather complex disease an... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Check for diabetes: One of the commonest causes of urinating frequently and in large volume is type 2 diabetes so if you are overweight look into that. There can be other... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Not exactly: 25 mcg of levothyroxine is a rather small dose. To expect that to raise your metabolism is not realistic. But then the dose you need depends on how hy... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Clinical & Lab: Pcos is a complex disease. Making a diagnosis depends on clinical and lab features including - irregular menstrual cycles, hair growth, lab evidence o... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
See Doctor: With normal glucose levels, her weakness may not be due to the diabetes. She should be evaluated fully by her doctor to determine why she is weak.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
No.: There is no evidence that reduced estrogen causes tender scalp. Consider seeing a dermatologist for this.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Test yourself: If you think you have pregnancy related symptoms, you can get a kit from your local pharmacy and do your own test.
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A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
FBS <95mg/dL : Levemir (insulin detemir) is as effective as any other insulin. In pregnancy, some patients become more Insulin resistant and may need more insulin. I... Read More
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A 68-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Yes: There are 2 medications on the market for hyperthyroidism - ptu (propylthiouracil) and methimazole. Both can cause elevation in liver enzymes but ptu ... Read More
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A 73-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Not a good idea: Thyroid hormone therapy is necessary hormone for metabolism. If one is taking the medication because they have no thyroid gland at all (i.e. After sur... Read More
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A 52-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Not true: Dhea is made from the adrenal gland alone (but can be sulphated in the liver). For someone with bilateral adrenalectomy you can take 50 mg of dhea sup... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Not necessarily: A number of factors affect testosterone levels. The time of the day it is measured is important. One measurement may not be adequate and 2 or 3 measur... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ernest Asamoahanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Consider another T4: Not sure if headaches are directly related to thyroidectomy. My experience is that rarely some patients do have headaches with synthroid (thyroxine). ... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Asamoah is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Asamoah is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Thank you so much Doctor.I exercise every day for an hour doing cycling and also play tennis. I just need to prevent myself from cheating
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My tests for testosterone were always low, arround 300. My endo says it is sec hypog. And put me on hcg 1 at 10 days. How long it,s ok?
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Thank u so much Doc ;) god bless and more power.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Ghana Medical School
Graduated 1989MD
Residency
Carilion Medical Center
Residency
University of Virginia Medical Center
Awards
Top Doctor, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine
Top Doctor, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine
Top Doctor, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine
Affiliations
American College of Endocrinology
Royal College of Physicians (UK)
American College of Physicians
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