American Testosterone Clinic for Men

Reading Time: 2 minutesBy James Pressley - 2012-06-01T23:00:01Z Testosterone drives traders to take excessive risk, while a Wall Street swindler dupes a U.S. president and triggers a market panic in two of the best business books so far this year. Heres a list of recommended titles. Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google (GOOG)? by William Poundstone (Little, Brown). A guide to brain-bending interview questions asked at Google and other innovative companies. You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and thrown into a blender, one begins. What do you do in the 60 seconds before the blades begin whirring? The … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesMarilynn Marchione, The Associated Press Published Thursday, September 12, 2013 12:39PM EDT TV ads tout testosterone treatments for "low T," but surprising new research shows a different hormone may play a role in less sex drive and more fat as men age. Estrogen -- the female hormone -- is needed by men, too, and the study gives the first clear evidence that too little of it can cause certain "male menopause" symptoms. "A lot of things we think are due to testosterone deficiency are actually related to the estrogen deficiency that accompanies it," said Dr. Joel Finkelstein of Massachusetts General … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesHey brother, feel sexually drawn to your best friend's wife? Testosterone, the bad boy among male sex hormones, is supposed to make it easier for you to ignore your friendship and make your move. However, scientists at the University of Missouri have found that men are biologically inclined toward avoiding a close encounter with the mate of a buddy, and it works the other way around if she is not committed to a friend. Testosterone seems to be depressed if a friend is involved, but elevated if there is no close relationship, a condition the scientists describe as a "striking … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesFor a list of supplements to take to boost testosterone, see the increasing testosterone supplement stack. Testosterone boosters are a class of herbal or otherwise legal supplements that aim to increase levels of Testosterone in the body. This page discusses all compounds either marketed as or investigated for their usage as testosterone boosters or pro-androgenic compounds. For this reason, entries below may not actually boost testosterone. Many of the compounds below do indeed boost testosterone levels in some studies, but others either require hypogonadism or are just aphrodisiacs. Note on Aromatase Inhibitors A novel mechanism of increasing testosterone in men … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesTestosterone is a hormone which helps men maintain bone density, muscle strength and mass, sex drive, sperm production and fat distribution. Its primarily produced in the testicles, and to a lesser extent, by the adrenal gland, with regulation controlled by the pituitary gland. A deficiency in testosterone can be attributed to any of these three areas, so the source is often difficult to identify. Typically, as you age, your testosterone level gradually decreases to the tune of approximately 1 percent each year after age 30. Fortunately, there are some natural methods for boosting your testosterone levels. Weightlifting Resistance training has … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesJan. 7, 2013 Red wine could give athletes and players a boost in the sports arena by increasing the amount of performance-enhancing hormone testosterone in their bodies, according to researchers from London's Kingston University. However not only could the beverage help them to trophy success, it could also allow them to beat anti-doping tests. A team led by Professor Declan Naughton, from the University's School of Life Sciences, found that red wine might reduce the amount of testosterone excreted by the body, which could distort the findings of drug tests taken from urine samples. Testosterone is a naturally-occurring steroid hormone … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMelbourne, January 24 (ANI): The world's first study to test whether testosterone injections could help prevent type-2 diabetes in men will start in Australia this year. Up to 1500 men across four Australian states will enrol in the Weight Watchers program and be given regular injections of either testosterone or a placebo. According to lead investigator Professor Gary Wittert from the University of Adelaide, men aged 50 to 74 who are at risk of developing diabetes are currently being sought for the two-year study. He said it was the first time such a study had been conducted anywhere in the … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbbVie rivals testosterone drug hits main goals of study March 28, 2013 (Reuters) Repros Therapeutics Inc. said its experimental drug to treat low levels of testosterone met the main goals of a key study, succeeding in bringing patients' testosterone levels to a normal range. The results come after a delay announced in January when Repros said it identified certain discrepancies in the study population and sought FDA guidance on data analysis. The company's stock has halved since then. Repros said the late-stage study of 113 patients, in which its drug Androxal was compared to a placebo, had required that 75 … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWashington, April 21 (ANI): Women at their peak fertility find the smell of men with higher testosterone levels more appealing, according to a new study. In the new study, researchers tested how women's sexual scent preferences changed depending on men's levels of testosterone and cortisol. Male volunteers were given T-shirts to wear for two consecutive nights, during which time they were prohibited from using scented soaps or detergents; drinking or smoking; or eating garlic, onion, green chiles, strong cheeses and other pungent foods. Then, female volunteers sniffed the men's shirts and rated the pleasantness, sexiness and intensity of the smells … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2012) New findings led by Dr. Michael Lombardo, Prof. Simon Baron-Cohen and colleagues at the University of Cambridge indicate that testosterone levels early in fetal development influence later sensitivity of brain regions related to reward processing and affect an individual's susceptibility to engage in behavior, that in extremes, are related to several neuropsychiatric conditions that asymmetrically affect one sex more than the other. Although present at low levels in females, testosterone is one of the primary sex hormones that exerts substantial influence over the emergence of differences between males and females. In adults and adolescents, heightened testosterone … Read more »