American Testosterone Clinic for Men

Reading Time: 2 minutesMany men that suffer from low testosterone (also known as Low T) are taking hormone replacement therapy drugs that are linked to serious health concerns including heart attack and stroke. Several studies associate certain testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) drugs to an increased risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attack, stroke, or deep vein thrombosis. Advocacy groups have called for updated black-box warnings to be included on all testosterone packages. These groups have also petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require Low T drug manufacturers to include warnings on the labels currently on the market. Testosterone Therapy … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuestions Answers 253 - Fructose, Testosterone, Interstitial Cystitis, Kidney Stone Fructose, Testosterone, Interstitial Cystitis, How can a ND with 40 years of experience and a few hundred videos about health, have kidney stones himself?Tick bite, Growth on right testicle,... By: robertmorsend See the original post here: Questions & Answers 253 - Fructose, Testosterone, Interstitial Cystitis, Kidney Stone - Video … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe talk of centralizing testosterone-replacement lawsuits continues. On April 11, 2014, plaintiffs in Barrios v AbbVie Inc. filed a motion seeking consolidation of all lawsuits dealing with testosterone replacement drugs, regardless of the brand or manufacturer. Most companies that produce testosterone replacement products have agreed to centralization, but a few are still opposed. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (makers of Testim), for example, argues that there are too few cases involving their product to be fairly lumped in with all the rest. On April 30, 2014, Pfizer Inc. also stated their opposition to the idea of one MDL for all testosterone-replacement therapy lawsuits. … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTORONTO -- Health Canada is warning consumers and health-care providers about a potential risk of serious and life-threatening cardiovascular problems linked to testosterone replacement therapy for men. Testosterone replacement products are used in men whose bodies don't make enough of the hormone, causing such effects as flagging libido, low energy, loss of muscle, mood swings and disturbed sleep. A recent Health Canada safety review found a growing body of evidence suggesting that the use of replacement testosterone may pose an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, blood clots in the lungs or legs, and heart rhythm irregularities. The federal department … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesWith all due respect to all themacho men out there, you guys might have been holding the human race back at least in prehistoric times.Researchers at Duke University and theUniversity of Utahsay the rise of human civilization as we know it is linked to a drop in testosterone levels. The paper, published in the journal Current Anthropology, posits that a testosterone deficit facilitated the friendlinessand cooperation between humans, which lead tomodern society.Study lead RobertCieriposits"reduced testosterone levels enabled increasingly social people to better learn from and cooperate with each other." While Homo sapiensare at least 200,000 years old, the species didn't … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesTestosterone replacement therapy may help older men who have limited mobility and low testosterone improve their aerobic capacity and lessen its decline with age, new research finds. The results were presented in a poster June 22, at ICE/ENDO 2014, the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society in Chicago. "These findings are potentially relevant to older men who have experienced the age-related decline in endurance capacity that may be due in part to low testosterone. If proven safe over the long-term, restoring testosterone to normal levels may improve an important measure of physical performance and … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIMPORTING testosterone through the mail has landed a Toowoomba man with a term of imprisonment. Toowoomba District Court heard a Customs and Border Protection Service officer at the Brisbane International Mail Centre on March 28 last year had noticed a suspicious package addressed to Harristown man Mitchell David Arnold. The package was found to contain about 100g of testosterone. Two weeks later another package containing about 100g of testosterone addressed to the 28-year-old was intercepted at the same mail exchange, prompting a police search of Arnold's Toowoomba home. Arnold admitted to importing the drug but claimed it was for his … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTestosterone Therapy and Cardiovascular Risk Dr. Abraham Morgentaler, an Associate Clinical Professor of Urology at Harvard Medical School and affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Bo... By: Mayo Proceedings Continued here: Testosterone Therapy and Cardiovascular Risk - Video … Read more »

Reading Time: 3 minutesDetroit, MI (PRWEB) June 06, 2014 The Oliver Law Group P.C. has learned that the use of testosterone replacement therapy has become so popular that low-T clinics are springing up in metropolitan areas across the U.S. to dispense the prescription medication that treats men with low testosterone levels, according to a report produced by Kaiser Health News (KHN) and National Public Radio (NPR). While the testosterone medication trend is being compared to the Viagara or Rogaine craze, physicians who specialize in male hormone problems warn men to stay away from low-T centers, or what one doctor calls, sex hormone factories, … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTestosterone Letter By: jadenscotty27 Read this article: Testosterone Letter - Video … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesHow is it used? Testosterone testing is used to diagnose several conditions in men, women, girls, and boys. Examples of some of these conditions include: Typically, a test for total testosterone is used for diagnosis. The total testosterone test measures testosterone that is bound to proteins in the blood (e.g., albumin and sex-hormone binding globulin [SHBG]) as well as testosterone that is not bound. However, a test for free or bioavailable testosterone may be used if, for example, the level of SHBG in the blood is abnormal. ^ Back to top In boys with delayed or slowly progressing puberty, the … Read more »