AAG Health Featured Hormone Therapy Article - October 2011
This week marks the first-ever Andropause Awareness Week in Britain. What's more, new research shows that there is a safe cure for male menopause, otherwise known as Andropause - TRT or testosterone replacement therapy.
For years it was believed that testosterone caused prostate cancer, and as a result it was rarely prescribed by a local health care practitioner. But the new research involving 1500 men from the Institute of Urology, at University College Hospital, London found that contrary to belief, testosterone is safe and may actually improve conditions such as diabetes, depression, heart disease, obesity, and osteoporosis.
So for the 2 million men in Britain who have the condition, and for the estimated 8 million men here in the US, there is new hope for what is being labeled testosterone deficiency syndrome to distinguish it from its female counterpart.
"It is extremely gratifying to know we can finally remove one of the obstacles that have seemingly prevented he medical profession from treating this common hormonal disturbance in men, which can wreck their lives, loves and health,"e; Paul Pennington, of the UK based Andropause Society, told the British press.
Male menopause is very real, and for many men, and their partners, it's a relief that there is a seemingly simple and safe option. Apparently, the belief linking testosterone to cancer was done on very limited studies in the 1940s, but that has colored treatment ever since.
Testosterone in Elderly Men
Elderly men with naturally higher levels of testosterone may be less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke than those men with lower levels of the hormone, according to a new study.
Testosterone, sleep and sexual health. When it comes to sleep, testosterone may be the somewhat forgotten hormone. We know a great deal about the importance of testosterone as the male sex hormone, its role in the body and the effects of testosterone deficits, particularly for men.
Battle of the bulge may mean hormone deficiency. Overeating may not be the only cause of obesity. Researchers are reporting a link between the metabolism-stimulating hormone orexin and the calorie-burning ability of brown fat in mice - a finding that they believe could hold true for humans.
Hormone Replacement Therapy News Article : Andropause Awareness - Hormone Replacement Therapy
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