Testosterone Helps Protect Healthy Arteries in Men
Clinical studies supporting a health-protective role of testosterone in aging men are growing in number. This latest study examines the relationship between the serum bioavailable testosterone level and calcification within the arteries. Calcification, or the placement of calcium deposits along the artery lining, is an indicator of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). This change shows up easily during CT scan, which facilitates data collection. The men studied for this paper did not have any apparent history of cardiovascular or metabolic disease. Therefore, this group may better represent an average healthy male population, many of whom may not know they ...
Testosterone Treatment Cuts Mortality Rate in Half
There is an abundance of studies in the medical literature associating low testosterone levels with negative health outcomes such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and increased mortality. We also find no shortage of papers linking testosterone replacement therapy with improvements in related short-term health markers such as blood lipids, adiposity, insulin and blood sugar levels. However, there are as of yet a limited number of long-term large-population-based studies examining the overall changes in mortality rates when men are given hormone replacement therapy. A new paper in the Journal or Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism expands our knowledge in this needed ...
Testosterone Replacement Therapy Repairs Heart Attack Damage
The potential health benefits of testosterone replacement therapy in men suffering from low testosterone levels are mounting in the medical literature. This latest study examined the potential effects of TRT after a heart attack, or myocardial infarction (1). During the investigation, castrated rats were subject to ligation of the left anterior descending coronary, which is used as a model for myocardial infarction. Some were then given doses of testosterone to replace normal physiological levels. The two groups (HRT treated and untreated) were followed for 4 weeks, and then compared to see how well each recovered from the myocardial infarction. Rats that ...
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Testosterone Helps Protect Healthy Arteries in Men
Clinical studies supporting a health-protective role of testosterone in aging men are growing in number. This latest study examines the relationship between the serum bioavailable testosterone level and calcification within the arteries. Calcification, or the placement of calcium deposits along the artery lining, is an indicator of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). This change shows up... [Read more]
Testosterone Treatment Cuts Mortality Rate in Half
There is an abundance of studies in the medical literature associating low testosterone levels with negative health outcomes such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and increased mortality. We also find no shortage of papers linking testosterone replacement therapy with improvements in related short-term health markers such as blood lipids, adiposity, insulin and blood sugar levels.... [Read more]
Testosterone Replacement Therapy Repairs Heart Attack Damage
The potential health benefits of testosterone replacement therapy in men suffering from low testosterone levels are mounting in the medical literature. This latest study examined the potential effects of TRT after a heart attack, or myocardial infarction (1). During the investigation, castrated rats were subject to ligation of the left anterior descending coronary, which is used as a model for myocardial... [Read more]
Axiron Side Effects: New Study
Axiron (Lilly) is one of the most recent testosterone medications to gain FDA approval for prescription sale in the United States. This came around the same time we saw approvals for Fortesta, Bio-T Gel, and AndroGel 1.62%. Axiron delivers the hormone testosterone through the skin like these other topical testosterone gels, although in this case it is applied to the underarms (axillae). This uniqueness... [Read more]
Nebido 3-yr Testosterone Replacement Study
Nebido (testosterone undecanoate injection) is a relatively new long-acting testosterone injection, which is already available in many other parts of the world. It is currently under investigation in the United States. On that subject, the results of a three-year study into the safety and effectiveness of this drug in middle-aged men was just published in the journal Aging Male (1). Sixty men (mean... [Read more]