Testosterone
Hormone Therapy
Testosterone therapy increases sex drive of postmenopausal women
Testosterone therapy is an effective treatment for low libido in postmenopausal women, suggest results of an international study of more than 800 women. ... Continue Reading
Low testosterone affects a third of young men with type 2 diabetes
New research has revealed that approximately one third of men aged 18-35 with type 2 diabetes have low testosterone levels. ... Continue Reading
About Testosterone
Just as estrogen and progesterone are the female sex hormones, testosterone is the male sex hormone (although women have testosterone levels one-tenth to one-twelfth those of men). Testosterone is the main hormone produced in the testicles and secreted by the testes.The major effects of testosterone are: promotes libido, aggressiveness, and sexual desire; stimulates the growth of certain organs; promotes protein anabolism, that is, the use of protein to build muscle, skin, and bone, and militates against protein catabolism, or breakdown; stimulates sperm production; nourishes all the tissues of the male urinary and reproductive systems; regulates the production of prostaglandin, which seems to keep prostate growth under control. ... Continue Reading
Testosterone In A Tube
Another symptom of a culture afraid of growing old. Testosterone In A Tube CBS News May 19, 2003Founders of a 3-year-old pharmaceutical company hope that for aging baby boomers, the Fountain of Youth will come in a tube. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. 's first product is a gel called Testim, sold in small one-dose tubes and prescribed for men with low testosterone levels. ... Continue Reading
Testosterone Replacement
First, the testosterone humor I know: (when discussing the odd behavior that resulted in a young man's injury):"Testosterone is a neurotoxin". Testosterone replacement is a valuable treatment, and isn't anything I will ever do in my practice. It isn't an emergency. That having been said, I stumbled across a very good summary article about testosterone replacement therapy in the Digital Urology Journal. ... Continue Reading
Trials For Testosterone Replacement Therapy Urged
Hundreds of thousands of men are involved in a massive, uncontrolled and possibly life-threatening experiment by taking testosterone replacement therapies according to a new report...Source: http://www.altpenis.com/penis_news/20030508234858data_trunc_sys.shtml ... Continue Reading
Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Hypogonadal Erectile
When administering testosterone replacement therapy for hypogonadal erectile dysfunction, what general comparisons can be made between the available testosterone formulations?Medscape UrologyWayne HellstromSource: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/461611?rss ... Continue Reading
Male Sex Hormone Linked to Alzheimers
A recent study has found further evidence to support the theory that sex hormones may help to prevent Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at New York University found that levels of the beta-amyloid protein nearly doubled in a group of men who were undergoing therapy to block the production of male sex hormones in order to treat prostate cancer. ... Continue Reading
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