Obese men who have low testosterone levels may experience some weight loss if they take testosterone therapy, according to a new study. However, the study’s authors warn that testosterone therapy, which is sometimes prescribed to treat male menopause (andropause) should not be viewed as a weight loss remedy. The researchers, who presented their findings at the 9th…
A recent study by Ferro, et al. (2016) suggests that active surveillance patients with low testosterone (low T) may be harboring hidden aggressive prostate cancer (PCa). The Ferro team’s research sprang from previous reports of patients with high-grade, high-stage PCa who had low T at the same time. Ferro’s team wondered if testing for low…
Few men truly understand the nature of testosterone (T), the hormone that is the essence of their manhood. Discussions about testosterone on TV or in advertisements tend to be superficial, misleading, or confusing. Typically they are geared toward one goal: to convince men they need to seek testosterone replacement therapy. In the process, the marketers…
Testosterone is the main male hormone and is produced in significant amounts by the testicles and in lesser amounts by the adrenal glands. Although both men and women produce testosterone, men make far more of this hormone than do women. As men get older, they often wonder when they should have their testosterone levels checked….
