In the ongoing saga of testosterone and male aging, a new report concludes that low levels of the sex hormone might raise men’s risk of dying from heart disease. Researchers followed more than 3,600 elderly men living on their own for about five years on average. Over that time, about six percent died due […]
Continue reading →High testosterone levels in men may protect against loss of muscle mass as they age, a new study says. Men over age 65 in the study who had higher testosterone levels lost less of their lean muscle mass over the four-year study, especially in their arms and legs, than men who had lower testosterone levels […]
Continue reading →If Ponce de León were alive today, he might be rubbing testosterone gel on himself and picking up an estrogen prescription for his wife. After all, for some people, hormone replacement therapy is today’s fountain of youth. For both genders, it can boost mood, libido, and bone mass. Of course, not everyone in midlife should head to the pharmacy—and, […]
Continue reading →Sleep apnea cuts into sleep quality for more than 12 million Americans every year, but shut-eye isn’t the only bedroom activity disrupted by this nighttime breathing disorder. Several studies have shown that sleep apnea sufferers have higher rates of sexual dysfunction as well. Most recently a study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine of women aged […]
Continue reading →Tired? Prone to weight gain? It might not just be lack of sleep or simple greed that’s the problem. If you’re a man, your excuse could be low testosterone. For years, many medics regarded the idea of low testosterone as a bit of a joke. Now it is increasingly being recognised by the medical […]
Continue reading →Variations and risks of low testosterone levels in men are mostly due to genetics. According to research published on Thursday, 6th October in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, the CHARGE Sex Hormone Consortium is the first genome-wide association investigation assessing the effects of common genetic variants on serum testosterone concentrations in men. Testosterone is a vital […]
Continue reading →Two thirds of GP’s don’t know that low testosterone in middle-aged men can cause heart disease and diabetes, researchers say. Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome (TDS) affects almost a tenth of men in their 40s and 12 per cent in their 50s, leading to loss of sex drive, tiredness, weight gain and depression. A survey presented […]
Continue reading →TWO thirds of GPs don’t know that low testosterone in middle-aged men is linked to life-threatening heart disease and diabetes, say researchers. Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome (TDS) affects almost a tenth of men in their 40s and 12 per cent in their 50s, leading to loss of sex drive, tiredness, weight gain and depression. A survey […]
Continue reading →BACKGROUND. The declining activity of the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) axis with advancing age may contribute to the decrease in lean body mass and the increase in mass of adipose tissue that occur with aging. METHODS. To test this hypothesis, we studied 21 healthy men from 61 to 81 years old who had […]
Continue reading →Robbie Williams might have sang ‘I Hope I’m Old Before I Die’, but he doesn’t want to feel old just yet — especially when it comes to his sex drive. After blood tests revealed he had the libido of a 100-year-old man, the singer (37) decided to kick-start his mojo by taking twice-weekly injections […]
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