A new study of generally healthy men who used testosterone replacement therapy to normalize testosterone levels has found that taking supplemental testosterone does not increase their risk of experiencing a heart attack or stroke. Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City studied 1,472 men between the ages of 52 and […]
Continue reading →A new population-based study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston showed for the first time that exposure to testosterone therapy over a five-year period was not associated with an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer. Further, risk of high-grade prostate cancer did not increase according to the total number of testosterone injections. […]
Continue reading →I have written before about my father, Ellis, who suffered with severe heart disease for more than 20 years. When he was 60, I treated him with a combination of bioidentical testosterone and natural thyroid hormone — and it reversed his long history of angina within a week. Furthermore, his cholesterol, which had been above […]
Continue reading →When it comes to men’s bodies, testosterone is a marker of youth. Levels of the sex hormone tend to peak during the teen years through early adulthood and then decline gradually as men age. The consequences of this loss can be harsh: sleep disturbances, physical changes from increased body fat and reduced muscles to hair […]
Continue reading →Low testosterone levels predict an increased likelihood of high-grade prostate cancer being found as a result of a prostate biopsy, new findings suggest. A team led by Hyeon Jeong, MD, of Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University, retrospectively studied 681 men who underwent an initial 12-core transrectal prostate biopsy. Of these, 86 had low testosterone levels […]
Continue reading →Patients with low testosterone levels who have then gone on to have testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) could be at lower risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack or stroke, according to research published today in the European Heart Journal. In the study, researchers from Kansas City VA Medical Centre in Kansas City, USA, examined […]
Continue reading →Many men using testosterone prefer to use creams, gels, or skin patches because of convenience. But a top researcher tells Newsmax Health that the injectable form of low-T therapy is often safer and more effective. Prescriptions for testosterone have tripled over the past decade, as older men are increasingly turning to the hormone to boost […]
Continue reading →Men with borderline testosterone levels have higher rates of depression and depressive symptoms than the general population, new research finds. The results will be presented Saturday, March 7, at ENDO 2015, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Diego. “Over half of men referred for borderline testosterone levels have depression. This study found […]
Continue reading →Fears of a link between testosterone replacement therapy and cardiovascular risk are misplaced, according to a review published in this month’s Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The therapy has come under widespread scrutiny in recent months, including by a federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel convened last fall. “There’s no good evidence that we could find […]
Continue reading →Long-term testosterone therapy in hypogonadal men appears to be safe and does not increase the risk of prostate cancer, according to a newly published analysis of three patient registries. “Although considerable evidence exists indicating no relationship between testosterone and increased risk of developing PCa, decades of physician training with the notion that testosterone is fuel […]
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