Sentences with phrase «testosterone therapies»
Study Links AndroGel, Androderm, Axiron, Bio T - Gel and Other Testosterone Therapies to Heart Attacks in Men, Drug Injury Lawyers Blog, March 4, 2014
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While courts await 2016 trials, anyone participating in or potentially injured by low testosterone therapies should be aware of the risks.
Consistent with the elevation in risk for endogenous testosterone levels, women using estrogen and testosterone therapies have a significantly increased risk of invasive breast cancer.
The company also came under fire for its links to Slate Pharmaceuticals, which was cited by regulators 5 years ago for a misleading advertising campaign for Testopel, a testosterone therapy marketed to improve muscle mass and sexual desire.
Some studies have found an increased risk for cardiovascular disease among older men after starting testosterone therapy.
Traish emphasized the value of this treatment option, stating that,» [Testosterone therapy] is well - tolerated with progressive and sustained improvement in urinary and sexual function and overall improvement in quality of life.»
However, he and Gheorghe Doros, PhD, professor of biostatistics at BUSPH, discovered that despite increased prostate size in the group that received testosterone therapy, there were fewer urinary symptoms such as frequent urination, incomplete bladder emptying, weak urinary stream and waking up at night to urinate.
«Long - term testosterone therapy improves urinary, sexual function and quality of life.»
«Overall, our study suggests that what is best for men's health is to keep testosterone levels balanced and within a normal range,» says Loeb, who suggests that men with testosterone levels below 350 nanograms per deciliter and symptoms should seek medical advice about whether they should consider testosterone therapy.
The study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of testosterone therapy.
The Endocrine Society's Clinical Practice Guideline recommends using testosterone therapy to treat men with symptoms of androgen deficiency and low levels of testosterone.
«For symptomatic older men with low testosterone levels, testosterone therapy led to consistent improvement in most types of sexual activity,» Cunningham said.
So successful has the marketing for this testosterone therapy been that, according to Drugs.com, an independent medicine website, sales of the testosterone gel Androgel in 2013 exceeded sales of Viagra.
«Patients and their physicians should discuss the risk of heart attacks when considering testosterone therapy.»
«Based on this finding, it is not clear that the testosterone therapy commonly given during puberty will remedy many of the problems that children with Klinefelter syndrome experience,» says Dr. Fennoy.
According to the FDA, the use of testosterone therapy has increased significantly, from 1.3 million patients in 2009 to 2.3 million patients who had a prescription for testosterone products in 2013.
Older men with low libido and low testosterone levels showed more interest in sex and engaged in more sexual activity when they underwent testosterone therapy, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
The research was prompted by three small, earlier studies that raised concerns about possible adverse cardiovascular outcomes associated with testosterone therapy.
«Testosterone therapy improves sexual interest, function in older men: Largest placebo - controlled study to date finds testosterone can address low libido, erectile dysfunction.»
Further, testosterone users with a higher probability of cardiovascular problems had a lower rate of heart attacks in comparison to equivalent patients who did not receive testosterone therapy.
«Surprise: High - dose testosterone therapy helps some men with advanced prostate cancer.»
The men treated with testosterone therapy displayed consistent improvement in libido and in 10 of the 12 sexual activity measurements, including frequency of intercourse, masturbation and nighttime erections.
«Testosterone therapy does not increase heart attack risk, study shows.»
A new U.S. - based study of more than 25,000 older men shows that testosterone therapy does not increase men's risk for heart attack.
The analyses show that testosterone therapy was not associated with an increased risk of heart attack.
The placebo - controlled, double - blinded trial examined the effect of testosterone therapy on sexual function in a group of 470 men.
They examined the health care records of 55,593 men who had been prescribed testosterone therapy — 48,539 under the age of 65 and 7,054 who were 65 or older.
«Use of testosterone therapy linked to heart attacks in men under 65, study shows.»
The researchers say use of testosterone therapy — taken by mouth, gel patch, or injection to treat «low T» — has skyrocketed in the past decade.
Now, a new joint study by UCLA, the National Institutes of Health and Consolidated Research Inc., has shown there is a twofold increase in the risk of a heart attack shortly after beginning testosterone therapy among men under 65 who have a history of heart disease.
Their records were compared with 192,838 men who did not develop prostate cancer, of whom 1,378 had used testosterone therapy.
The researchers found that men who received testosterone therapy for one year, versus those on placebo, saw significant improvements in sexual function, including sexual activity, sexual desire, and erectile function.
«Testosterone therapy boosts sexual function and mood in older men.»
Researchers also reported that there were no increases in adverse side effects a year after testosterone therapy was discontinued.
One study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found that the number of American men who started testosterone therapy has nearly quadrupled since 2000, despite concerns about potential cardiovascular risks.
«Since the growth of testosterone therapy is relatively recent and prostate cancer is a slow - moving disease, there are at present no data to determine if testosterone could heighten the risk of prostate cancer in humans,» Bosland said.
A new population - based study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston showed for the first time that exposure to testosterone therapy over a five - year period was not associated with an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
As this study has shown in a randomized, double - blind, double - dummy, placebo - controlled manner, exogenous testosterone therapy with Androgel can clearly decrease sperm production and potentially impact fertility,» said Dr. Kim.
The Endocrine Society's Clinical Practice Guidelines on testosterone therapy in adult men recommend prescribing testosterone only to men who have unequivocally low levels of the hormone and decreased libido, erectile dysfunction or other symptoms of hypogonadism, a condition that results from low testosterone, and can be found online at: http://www.endocrine.org/~/media/endosociety/Files/Publications/Clinical%20Practice%20Guidelines/FINAL-Androgens-in-Men-Standalone.pdf
Time on testosterone therapy was also independently associated with, but did not fully account for, Pap inadequacy.
In view of the large increase in testosterone therapy use in recent years, examining the potential long - term risks of testosterone therapy holds increasing clinical and public health relevance.
«Testosterone therapy does not increase aggressive prostate cancer risk.»
According to their analyses of insurance claims databases, about 70 percent of men who have tried testosterone therapy did so after seeing a primary care physician, not a urologist or endocrinologist.
Brain imaging shows that testosterone therapy given as part of sex reassignment changes the brain structures and the pathway associated with speech and verbal fluency.
The troubling spread of testosterone therapy in men has parallels to the early use of hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women.
As long as testosterone therapy was available only by injection, its use was largely limited to individuals with testicular injuries or other severe ailments.
The series started in 2009, when the U.S. government funded a team of researchers to recruit and study participants for the Testosterone Trial — a group of seven long - term studies of how testosterone therapy affects sexual activity, energy level, memory, heart and bone health, and the ability to walk a certain distance.
Study Discounts Testosterone Therapy for Early Prostate Cancer New York Times, NYTimes.com — July 14, 2014
Studies show that testosterone therapy in men who have hypogonadism (low testosterone production) helps reduce anxiety and increase emotional well - being and feelings of self - esteem.
Again, we can speculate why testosterone therapy may not be working for you, but the only really accurate answer will come from your doctor.