The statistical rationale that the DOW is using to justify testosterone screening

Please note this is not a political concern and more a concern about loss medical/shared decision-making.

The prevalence of biochemical hypogonadism ranges from 10-40% in the general population and increases with age
• Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging: prevalence of 12% in men 50-59 and over 50% in men over 80 years of age
*(*exceptionally small minority of our patients demographic)
• Armed Forces (2018-2025): the annual prevalence of male hypogonadism ranged from 0.6 to 0.9%
(Fraction of a percentage of patients that MAY qualify)
• Special Operations Forces: small studies estimate male hypogonadism prevalence higher at approximately 39%-43%
(Population that works themselves out to exhaustion and generally sleep deprived)

This policy*** ***will cost taxpayers 58 million annually just for the initial mandatory screening.

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u/NPMatte — 2 days ago

Looking for things to do with people

Hey there. I’m new to the island. I’m working on my Japanese but that may be a long haul. I’ve been here for a month. I’m married and my wife will visit but stay state side due to medical issues. What I say, here has been focused on trying to normalize my life, get moved into a place, and figure out everything from there. I literally just got to the American village for the first time since I’ve been here and as expected, it was not super impressed.

I guess I’m curious what other people are doing, what other things are out there that people are doing in groups or other circumstances? I’ve done some minor exploring since I’ve been here, always looking for ideas or other people to hang out with it or explore things with.

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u/NPMatte — 4 days ago

Kitchen is finished for now.

So I finally got the kitchen mostly finished. So that bar locking table is a standing desk that I bought for somebody. I figured the white would go well with the kitchen layout. It’s kind of cool because if you look underneath the counter, there’s a notch that the top table slides perfectly into and that’s at the right height. Also bought a couple of cheap barstools to go with it.

The shelving in the back I bought at the historic called Nitori here in Okinawa. They had them on display as a couple of coat racks. I always like the look of hanging pots and pans. It also had enough space to throw the cooking appliances on it as well. Still need to get some sort of a toaster oven though so this layout may change. Just thought I would share.

u/NPMatte — 6 days ago

Wear update part two

Some people made a good point for my previous post to see both shoes and the entire shoes. So here they are. Obviously, there’s a lot less way towards the heel and the mid foot, which means I got probably a lot of pressure from the 4 foot area. I’ve never had a gait analysis so it’s hard to say if it’s something to do in my running style or not. I don’t have the history of foot problems aside from ankles that are a little bit more stiff as I get older. I am tempted to go back to the zero drop shoe lines that ultra has as it is definitely these 4 mm shoes that have shown the most wear and especially at the forefoot. Definitely open the thoughts and suggestions.

Perspective for anybody who may or may not have read the previous thread. I’m 511 in my late 40s. 200 pounds so on the heavier side. These shoes specifically I believe have at around 50 miles on them. They mostly are used for six-ish mile walks and one to 2 mile runs. Nothing that I would consider intensive.

Editing to add these are the Flow ST’s

u/NPMatte — 6 days ago

Can we talk about?wear?

Overall, altras have been the most comfortable shoes that I have found for my foot shape and style. But for walking, running, etc. I don’t wear them outside of those scenarios. But I wear through these shoes faster than any shoe brand I’ve ever owned. I can’t have more than 50 miles on this pair since I bought them, but the rubber is fading and it’s already starting to look like it’s can I be pushing through already. Is this just an expectation of this shoe brand across the board?

u/NPMatte — 7 days ago
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Road warrior 340 P missed opportunity

Just finally getting my 340 P rolling after a move to Japan. Wanted to connect it to the app but then quickly realize that it has no Wi-Fi capability. Makes sense I as it’s made for the road. But I think that they missed an opportunity to throw a Bluetooth module in there.

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u/NPMatte — 11 days ago

Update on the move to Japan

Finally got settled into a new place. Flying solo for the first time and 16 years. I am still married. My wife will be visiting in October. This was a job opportunity that she unfortunately could not be accompanied for. Overall, I’m pretty stoked on where this is heading. Appreciate any feedback or ideas!

u/NPMatte — 11 days ago

Trying something new: Beef top blade

Just picked up this from Costco. I just moved to Okinawa, but having trouble finding some of the normal cuts that we see back in the states. Happen to run Across the other day before this typhoon hit us. Planning on smoking it like a brisket and seeing where we end up. Anybody else ever do this? It’s gonna sit in the fridge overnight with some SPG blend. Will follow up with this post if it turns out OK. If anybody else has tried this or has recommendations, let me know.

u/NPMatte — 12 days ago

Just moved to Japan and getting my house in order.

Computer on the left is run by my asus pro art PX 13. Mostly using in combination with the push unit in the middle. No speakers as the place isn’t soundproofed and Japan houses are small. The pro is the 128 GB ram model with lots of space for gaming and or music samples. I just use monitor headphones. The apple on the right is mostly used for editing Insta360 videos. Technically the prayer would be best for all the above, but it’s nice to have a second computer to dedicate towards that. I punched out the ram to 64 gigs so it works fine. Single keyboard and mouse operate via a toggle switch underneath the desk.

u/NPMatte — 12 days ago

Where does the Couchsurfing animosity lie?

Serious question. Obviously there’s a lot of animosity from Long and short-term users of the platform. The reasons seem to range the gamut. I’ve seen people not be thrilled with the corporate change (note that CS was attempting to become a nonprofit for the initial six years that I started, which ultimately failed). Many people are not thrilled that they started charging (I am curious if you would be willing to pay even if it was a nonprofit organization you were supporting). I remember back in the day, a lot of people had issues with the founders and specifically their lack of transparency or slow rolling the push for nonprofit status.

Just curious where a lot of this community is in the Reddit space and many of these changes.

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u/NPMatte — 12 days ago

Meat markets with larger cuts?

Howdy! Just curious if anybody has solid locations for a larger piece of meat? Pork butt, full packer, briskets, etc. Commissary has choice at best and I did find some tomahawks at Costco, but not a lot of great options elsewhere.

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u/NPMatte — 14 days ago

Older CSer from the early 2000s

So I used to use this website extensively when I was living in Germany. Some people may or may not recognize my name from my Stuttgart days. Hosting many guests throughout those years and traveled all over Europe on my motorcycle. I fell out of it since probably 2012, but now find myself living in Japan and decided to see what was going on.

Obviously, there are a lot of changes that have happened since then. What’s interesting though with the new app is I am seeing chat requests that have come through that I never saw when I was an active member back in the mid to late 2000s. People that had reached out to me and I never responded to you at a time when I would normally have responded. Has anybody else noticed this?

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u/NPMatte — 23 days ago

Inventory management

Howdy! Just curious anybody has some recommendations for accounting and or inventory management software. Right now, I manage both sales inventory as well as donation inventory on a series of spreadsheets, which gets cumbersome when you’re dealing with multiple sizes and multiple styles of different gear that we sell or donate. I’m wondering if there’s any easier solutions out there that people might recommend. Obviously the cheaper the better and free is always encouraged. Just curious one of their recommendations are out there.

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u/NPMatte — 25 days ago

Electronics question for people stationed in Japan

This is for anybody currently or previously stationed in Japan. I know that the Japanese standard requires a step up transformer to convert Japanese power to American standard. I know where to buy these. I’m just curious what alternate options people have tried who are or were stationed there?

The transformers I’m seeing are large and bulky. It seems weird to have them littered through the house when you have kitchen appliances, home computers, and televisions that all need the same conversions. Is there anything unique or specific that you guys are doing in these regards? I would’ve reserved this type of question for a local Facebook group, but Facebook got confused on my location and decided to block me from posting on groups until October. I’d appreciate any help or insight from my seasoned overseas Air Force folks.

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u/NPMatte — 1 month ago

Living solo for the first time in 16 years

The military just saw fit to send me to Japan for two years and it will be my first time living “single“ in 16 years. Unfortunately, my wife had to stay home for medical reasons so I will be moving into an apartment by myself and will have to decorate for the first time in a long time. Goal is to have a dedicated bedroom and a workout room. Cool part about this place has both living room and the room next to it walk out onto a balcony.

I’m debating whether I put the workout room in the space next to the balcony versus in one of the back rooms. I like the idea of having the view when I work out, and since I only spend time in my bedroom to sleep, I don’t see the benefit of putting it in that front space. All of the rooms are awkwardly sized. Just curious what other people would think to do in these circumstances. I’m attaching photos of the space so people can have some perspective. unfortunately, I didn’t get solid dimensions of all the spaces, but it is three bedrooms, technically.

u/NPMatte — 1 month ago

AI scribe in the medgroup

As many of y’all are probably seeing, we’ve started to use an AI tool to help write notes within the MTFs. It’s been rolling out most of the year. Essentially it records the visit and converts it to a functional medical note within minutes. *supposedly* Nothing is saved and seems to do well sifting out the less medical related discussion. Upside is I’m able to spend most of the visit having a discussion with the patient without burying myself in a chart half listening. Also has made the note more accurate to what the patient actually says. I’ve had a few airmen decline it over this period (mildly concerning since both were cyber folks).

Just curious what people’s opinions are or experiences have been with this system.

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u/NPMatte — 1 month ago
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Identity verification problem. Account banned from posting or joining group groups.

Hi there. I’m looking for some help regarding a posting ban on Facebook. I think I know the why this is happening, but I’m trying to figure out a way to rectify it. I’m active duty military who just got stationed in Japan. I had set up some VPNs so I could still maintain certain streaming services while I’m here, but I think this caused identity confusion within Facebook AI system. Late one night it asked me to verify my identity when posting in a group. I was hesitant at first because I’ve never seen Facebook asked for my physical identification before. I used my ID to verify it, but I think it was unable to see the picture clear enough because there were some documents in the background. Since then, it has banned any posting to groups or joining any until October with no ability to rectify it.

Normally, this wouldn’t be an issue. But as the overseas community uses Facebook groups, heavily for finding housing and other amenities, it’s negatively impact with my ability to do these things. The saving grace is that I had already joined numerous groups and still have access to the content, but can’t respond to posts directly and have to message the person individually with links attached as a workaround.

The VPN has been turned off. I’m really just trying to find any type of other option as any attempt to work within Facebook to rectify it just says that the AI systems are unable to reset the identity verification process.

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u/NPMatte — 1 month ago

UIC Housing Codes

Hi there. Just arrived overseas and I have to search for housing in short order. All of the paperwork was digitally sent, but a lot of the information I am struggling to find. Unfortunately I don't have access to government systems and my PC isn't able to access any from the TLF wifi. Can someone point me in the direction of where to find our losing and gaining unit UIC? I am going to presume its on the orders, but don't know what I am looking for.

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u/NPMatte — 2 months ago

PX13 GoPro edition

Looking for any ideas to change the function of the GoPro launch button. Obviously I got this edition because of the ram option. F8 defaults to launch GoPro software. I would like to change this to something else. Any thoughts on how I might accomplish this?

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u/NPMatte — 2 months ago

Haven’t unboxed yet as the spurs are playing. What are some recommendations for a new user? First laptop in probably 8 years.

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u/NPMatte — 4 months ago