Category Archives: Testosterone Information

Reading Time: < 1 minute PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 11-Aug-2014 Contact: Rhiannon Bugno Biol.Psych@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-0880 Elsevier Philadelphia, PA, August 11, 2014 Testosterone, a steroid hormone, is well known to contribute to aggressive behavior in males, but the neural circuits through which testosterone exerts these effects have not been clear. Prior studies found that the administration of a single dose of testosterone influenced brain circuit function. Surprisingly, however, these studies were conducted exclusively in women. Researchers, led by Dr. Justin Carr, sought to rectify this gap by conducting a study of the effects of testosterone on the brain's response to threat cues in healthy men. They focused … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes August 3, 2014 Image Caption: A composite image shows the facial differences between an ancient modern human with heavy brows and a large upper face and the more recent modern human who has rounder features and a much less prominent brow. The prominence of these features can be directly traced to the influence of the hormone testosterone. Credit: Robert Cieri, University of Utah redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports Your Universe Online Changes in the human skull occurring approximately 50,000 years ago indicate that the rise of culture occurred around the same time as a reduction in testosterone levels, according to … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minute ORLANDO, Fla. - Commercials touting the benefits of testosterone replacement therapy are all over the airwaves. And lately, commercials from law firms claiming testosterone therapy can harm you are dominating the airwaves as well. Several lawsuits filed nationwide by users of testosterone therapy gels have recently been consolidated through a federal court in Illinois, paving the way for the legal system to ultimately decide if testosterone therapy is safe, and if the testosterone therapy industry has been honest enough about the risks in its ads. Orlando's Morgan and Morgan law firm is one of many law firms advertising that "these … Read more »

Reading Time: 3 minutes The experiment kicked off a year ago when Ayub Khattak, co-founder of the health-monitoring startup Cue, resolved to eat only quinoa, leafy greens, and the like. His business partner, Clint Sever, subsisted on fast food. Every day, four times a day, they measured themselves using their companys namesake device, which can gauge testosterone, the luteinizing hormone linked to female fertility, vitamin D, and inflammation. Cue also produces an accurate diagnosis of influenza. It was fascinating to see what happened, Khattak recalls of their one-month experiment, which coincided with an intense period of development for their startup. Their respective diets had … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes A Northbrook-based developer of an oral testosterone drug plans an $86.2 million initial public offering, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Clarus Therapeutics Inc. had filed for an IPO in 2010 but withdrew its plan in 2011. The company plans to trade on NASDAQ under the symbol "CLRS." The company submitted a new-drug application in January for its oral testosterone replacement therapy to the Food and Drug Administration, Clarus was founded in 2003 and began operating in 2004. It doesnt have any products approved for sale, and, to date, hasnt generated any revenue. We do not expect to … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes Its a hugely profitable business. Helping guys to T it up has been making a few people very, very rich as an aging male population looks for quick and easy ways to preserve their youth and virility despite compelling evidence that taking such supplements unnecessarily can greatly increase the chances of stroke and heart attack. Already, professional sports regulators in two states have banned the use of testosterone, and studies have been published demonstrating the risks of testosterone replacement therapy among men who have no real medical need. Consumer advocate groups have asked the FDA to place black box warnings … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes Testosterone use among men has increased significantly in recent years. Much of this increase is in response to doctors recommendations for treatment of symptomatic low testosterone levels, advertising of testosterone replacement therapy and the belief that low testosterone may increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (heart attack and stroke). Most recent studies that followed a population over time suggested that deficiencies in male hormones such as testosterone and dihydrotestosterone may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Because low testosterone is a potentially reversible condition, it makes some sense that hormone replacement would be a good idea to prevent cardiovascular … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes London, GB (PRWEB) May 03, 2014 Fine Treatment recommends that a man with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) should use Dr. Allens Device in the first place, as it diminishes the enlarged prostate size naturally relieving lower urinary tract symptoms and increasing male energy. At the same time, commonly used to boost a man's energy testosterone, according to the article in the WWL-News, it is not safe, as it states: testosterone therapy in men with a high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases was stopped prematurely due to adverse cardiovascular events raising concerns about testosterone therapy safety. Dr. Harold Fuselier, urologist from the … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 5-May-2014 Contact: Evelyn Martinez sciencenewsroom@wiley.com Wiley For men with low-risk prostate cancer, low levels of testosterone may indicate a worsening of their disease. That's the conclusion of a new study published in BJU International. The findings may help physicians identify patients with low-risk prostate cancer who should receive aggressive anticancer treatment. Men with prostate cancer that is not life threatening and is only slowly progressing, can often forego treatment and instead undergo active surveillance. This involves close monitoring to ensure that their disease does not become serious and jeopardize their health. Unfortunately, doctors currently have no reliable … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 27-Apr-2014 Contact: Stephanie Page page@u.washington.edu The Lancet Physicians do not have sufficient information from clinical trials to understand the risks associated with the prescription of testosterone in older men, according to a Comment in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, written by Professor Stephanie Page, of the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, USA. While the benefits of testosterone therapy in younger men with a deficiency of the hormone are well established, testosterone is now widely prescribed to older men, particularly in the USA. Existing studies have produced conflicting findings over whether the prescription of testosterone … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Estel Grace Masangkay The Torkzadeh Law Firm announced it is currently investigating and accepting cases of possible injury, such as heart attack or stroke, resulting from the use of testosterone replacement therapies. Side effects of testosterone replacement therapy recently made headlines in the past few months, prompting an investigation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January. FDA is investigating the risk of stroke, heart attack, and death in men taking FDA-approved testosterone products At this time, FDA has not concluded that FDA-approved testosterone treatment increases the risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. Patients should not … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes Health experts recommend that doctors perform a physical exam along with a blood test to determine whether or not a man needs testosterone therapy treatment. In a study to be published in the Journal Urology, a lack of consistency was found in laboratory practices resulting in inaccurate blood tests. The studys lead author, Dr. Paduch, said, In some cases, testosterone (T) levels, tested on the same day from a blood sample taken from a single patient, differed by as much as 30 percent from one lab to the next. How a Doctor Diagnoses a Patient with Low Testosterone A doctor … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes University of Sydney researchers are seeking male participants for a novel trial assessing whether regular testosterone shots can prevent type 2 diabetes in men. The $4.8 million Testosterone for the prevention of Diabetes Mellitus (T4DM) study - the first of its kind in the world - is looking at the potential benefits of treating men with early signs of the condition (pre-diabetes) with testosterone supplements in conjunction with a dedicated weight-loss program. The researchers are seeking up to 1500 overweight male participants aged 50-74 for this ground-breaking study ranging across NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Lead investigator, Associate … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes The FDA is currently investigating the risk of heart attack, stroke and death among individuals using a form of testosterone therapy treatment. The FDA made it clear that testosterone products are approved only for use in men who lack or have low testosterone levels in conjunction with an associated medical condition. Now, according to an article in the Herald Tribune, some critics find the testosterone therapy treatment trend [is] reminiscent of another hormonal regimen with a sexy allure, hormone replacement therapy in women. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) conducted a clinical trial to find the benefits and … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes Article updated: 3/7/2014 8:14 AM Associated Press Drugmaker Endo Pharmaceuticals announced Thursday that it received U.S. approval for its long-acting testosterone injection Aveed, which joins a crowded field of hormone-boosting drugs aimed at aging American men. The Irish drugmaker said the Food and Drug Administration approved Aveed for men with low testosterone, a condition sometimes associated with fatigue, weight gain and low libido. Endos injection is to be taken once every 10 weeks, versus weekly or biweekly dosing for currently available products. The company said in a statement it expects to launch the drug this month. The Dublin-based company already … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes Testosterone therapy has rapidly become a cornerstone of the emerging hormone replacement therapy market, seeing dramatic increases in the last decade. According to a 2013 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, prescription of testosterone therapy has risen three fold. More and more men and even women are seeking testosterone replacement therapy to address aging woes, such as weight gain, muscle loss and low energy. The emerging trend has led drug manufacturers and health industry experts to push testosterone pellets, injections, pills, patches, gels and creams of varying quality on an unsuspecting public. Just as … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- When men are young, testosterone tends to get a bad rap, often blamed for aggressive and overly competitive behavior. But as men get older, the bad rap continues, though for a different reason. In older men, it's low testosterone that has captured attention. Testosterone, the male hormone, plays a vital role in many body functions, and low testosterone levels can leave men tired, uninterested in sex, infertile and with thinning bones, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It's also a fairly common problem in older men. … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dec. 23, 2013 at 3:05 PM ET Getty Images stock Sorry, dude, we know you're suffering. Higher testosterone levels may give men a weakened immune response to infectious illnesses like the flu. Just in time for flu seasons peak, science may have figured out a reason why some men make wimpy, needy patients compared to women when it comes to infectious diseases. A report released today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) links testosterone levels with response to flu vaccine, showing that, as a group, men with higher levels of the male hormone are more likely … Read more »

Reading Time: 3 minutes While small-scale horticulture is a relatively recent addition to the human repertoire of food provisioning, hunting has deep evolutionary roots. In practically every society, hunting ability correlates with reproductive success the better the hunter, the more children he is likely to father. Studying physiological data including testosterone and cortisol levels collected from members of the Tsimane, an indigenous group of forager-farmers and hunters in central Bolivia, UC Santa Barbara anthropologists Ben Trumble and Michael Gurven and colleagues at the University of Washington and the University of New Mexico have found evidence suggesting that testosterone and cortisol levels increase when men … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutes Research from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) suggests that testosterone treatment in hypogonadal (testosterone deficient) men restores normal lipid profiles and may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. These finding currently appear online in the International Journal of Clinical Practice. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. There is a strong association between MetS and testosterone deficiency. Hypogonadal men are more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome characterized by dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, diabetes and hypertension. Additionally, obese and overweight men also may exhibit testosterone deficiency. In this observational study, BUSM researchers investigated … Read more »