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Reading Time: 2 minutesUsing a testosterone gel in addition to Viagra doesn't make the little blue pill work any better, according to a US study. Studies have suggested that about one-quarter to one-third of men with erectile dysfunction, or ED, also have low testosterone, and the authors of the study - which appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine - say that a starting course of sildenafil citrate, marketed as Viagra, helped improve sexual function for men with both conditions. But adding testosterone, typically prescribed to men who have both low testosterone levels and symptoms such as little interest in sex or low … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTIME Health Research Low Testosterone Levels Are Not the Cause of Less Sex but the Result of It Getty Images So says a new study conducted on a large group of older men in Australia Its normally thought that lower testosterone levels in older men lead to less appetite for sex. However, an intriguing new study from Australia finds that a decline in testosterone levels appears to be the result of a lower libido. Thats according to a report in Science Daily. In older men, decreased sexual activity and desire may be a cause, not an effect, of low circulating … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesContact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise San Diego, CAMen 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 that men seeking management for borderline testosterone have a very high rate of depression, depressive symptoms, obesity and physical inactivity, said principal study author Michael S. Irwig, MD, FACE, associate professor of medicine and director … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesTestosterone is a hormone that carries out important work in our remarkable human bodies, but after the age of 30 or so men's testosterone levels begin to get lower and continue to do so throughout the following years. Even though this is a normal process of the body the sad fact is that these testosterone levels decrease more drastically for some than for others, causing problems within their bodies. While it seems that the majority of men who suffer from low testosterone are older, younger men and even teenage males can suffer from this condition as wel Causes and Who … Read more »

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe hormone testosterone, which fuels prostate cancer growth, unexpectedly stymies the disease in certain cases, according to researchers who found it made tumors more vulnerable to treatment in some patients. Prostate cancer is the most common tumor in men. The American Cancer Society projects 220,800 men will be diagnosed with the disease in 2015. The cancer typically turns deadly after tumors stop responding to drugs that block production of testosterone and its receptors, an approach called androgen deprivation therapy that has been standard for 70 years. This is really the most lethal form of prostate cancer, said Michael Schweizer, the … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDecline of testosterone hormone, which is associated with aggression, is one of it Fathers-to-be can experience a drop in two hormones, testosterone and estradiol, as their wives pregnancies progress, according to a first-of-its-kind study at the University of Michigan. Past research has indicated that fathers testosterone drops after the birth of a baby and a study at Northwestern University confirmed this to be the case in 2011, a finding the researchers say is consistent with other species in which males help care for offspring. Why the hormones change is not yet fully understood, according to lead author Robin Edelstein, whose … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTheir testosterone levels were measured from saliva samples and they were presented with a plate of mashed potatoes and invited to add chili sauce to taste. Those who added the most hot sauce had the highest testosterone. The hormone drives men to seek thrills and new sensations, leading them to frequent "more stimulating social groups and take more risks," according to Professor Begue. "In this case, it applies to risk-taking in taste," he said. "It is also possible that the regular consumption of spicy food contributes to increasing testosterone levels, although so far this has only been demonstrated on rodents." … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesPublished November 21, 2014 Hormones like estrogen and testosterone can influence a womans sex drive and habits, but a new decade-long study suggests relationships and emotional health can play an even stronger role. "While levels of testosterone and other reproductive hormones were linked to women's feelings of desire and frequency of masturbation, our large-scale study suggests psychosocial factors influence many aspects of sexual function," study author John F. Randolph, Jr., of the University of Michigan Medical School, said in a news release. "A woman's emotional well-being and quality of her intimate relationship are tremendously important contributors to sexual health." The … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe study should allay concerns among doctors prescribing the treatment, Anderson said. The Intermountain teams observations show that its safe to build testosterone up to reasonable levels, as long as patients stop there. "It seems like going to a normal level, but not a super high level, would be the thing to do," he said by phone from Chicago, where researchers presented their findings to American Heart Association officers Tuesday. The team studied medical records of about 7,700 men ages 53-71 who had low starting levels of testosterone. They looked at data taken one year after treatment began and again … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesPUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 20-Nov-2014 Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 202-971-3655 The Endocrine Society @EndoMedia Washington, DC--Levels of testosterone and other naturally-occurring reproductive hormones play a limited role in driving menopausal women's interest in sex and sexual function, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. While testosterone is the main sex hormone in men, women also have small amounts of it. The ovaries naturally produce testosterone. Researchers set out to examine the role the hormone plays in sexual function as women go through menopause. "While levels of testosterone and other reproductive hormones … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesPUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 29-Oct-2014 Contact: Megan McRainey megan.mcrainey@emory.edu 404-727-6167 Emory Health Sciences @emoryhealthsci Mouse lemurs can live at least eight years in the wild twice as long as some previous estimates, a long-term longitudinal study finds. PLOS ONE published the research on brown mouse lemurs (Microcebus rufus) led in Madagascar by biologist Sarah Zohdy, a post-doctoral fellow in Emory University's Department of Environmental Sciences and the Rollins School of Public Health. Zohdy conducted the research while she was a doctoral student at the University of Helsinki. "It's surprising that these tiny, mouse-sized primates, living in a jungle full of predators … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesColumbus, OH (PRWEB) October 07, 2014 As concerns surrounding the cardiovascular side effects of AndroGel and other currently approved low testosterone treatments continue to grow, Wright & Schulte LLC notes that one pharmaceutical company is positioning its experimental medication as a superior alternative to these drugs. According to a report from Reuters, Repros Therapeutics Inc. recently announced that Androxal outperformed AndroGel in one of two clinical trials being conducted by the company. The medication, which is being developed to treat men of reproductive age with low testosterone, was associated with superior sperm concentration compared to both AndroGel and placebo. Repros … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minutePUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 26-Aug-2014 Contact: Veronica McGuire vmcguir@mcmaster.ca 90-552-591-402-2169 McMaster University HAMILTON, ON (Aug. 26, 2014) Treatment for opioid addiction tampers with the testosterone levels of male but not female opioid users, McMaster University research has shown. In a paper published today by the journal Scientific Reports, the researchers say addiction treatment may need to change to address the side-effect. The study found men using methadone, which is used for opioid addiction treatment, have significantly suppressed testosterone levels of about a quarter of the testosterone of men not using opioids. In women using methadone for addiction treatment, testosterone levels were … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesTHURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to certain chemicals commonly found in plastics and other products is associated with lower levels of testosterone in men, women and children, a new study says. Testosterone is the main sex hormone in men, but it is also involved in a variety of functions in both men and women, including brain function, bone density, physical growth, strength and heart health. The University of Michigan researchers studied exposure to chemicals called phthalates and testosterone levels in more than 2,200 people who took part in the 2011-12 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbout 50,000 years ago, people started developing tools. They started making art, in caves. And they started cooperating. Simultaneously, that's when our faces went from looking like the skull on the left, to the one on the right. A group of researchers from Duke and the University of Utah are theorizing that the correlation is not coincidence - that, in fact, the changing shape of skulls signals a change in something else that would have made cooperation more likely: A drop in male testosterone levels. "Looking mostly at the brow ridges, the area above your eyes... and the shape of … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minutePUBLIC 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 minutesAugust 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 minuteORLANDO, 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 minutesThe 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 »