It's not always irrelevant if the topic needs a male or female point of view. Other than that sometimes knowing the sex of the commenter makes a difference. I would say it takes a great deal of skill to hide your gender on a science forum like this for any length of time. Mr. Hamtastic, I don't know you well enough to be confident in offering any advice. But if you haven't looked in to adding daily supplements to your diet, please start doing some online research on your own, you might be surprised at what you find that can help you along with your current treatment. I don't know many doctors that will give you knowledgeable supplement advice as they don't get much education on that topic beyond the basics and most are not adequately up to date with the latest research. Good luck with whatever path you take.