American Testosterone Clinic for Men

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAsk Dr. K Anthony Komaroff Q I'm a man in my early 50s. Lately, my sex drive isn't what it used to be. Plus, I'm irritable and depressed. Could I have low testosterone? A Yes, you could, but that's not the only possible explanation of your symptoms. There are some rare diseases that can cause very low blood levels of testosterone and a host of symptoms. I won't be talking about those in this column. Instead, I'm talking about a more common condition. Testosterone is the major sex hormone in men. As men get older, testosterone production falls. If it … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom world-class sporting scandals in baseball and on the track, performance-enhancing drugs seem to have found a new playing field -- the office. "It's like a secret. You don't want to let the other guy know what you know," said Oliver Power, 48, an office manager in the San Francisco Bay Area. "You know what I mean? You want to keep that edge going so guys don't talk about it too much." Testosterone, the steroid hormone banned in sports, has quietly become the newest wonder drug for men in the workplace. Whether it's in police departments or Fortune 500 companies, … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy By MATTHEW PERRONE September 10, 2012 12:00 AM WASHINGTON "Are you falling asleep after dinner?" "Do you have a decrease in libido?" "Have you noticed a recent deterioration in your ability to play sports?" "It could be Low-T." Welcome to the latest big marketing push by the nation's drug companies. In this case, it's a Web page for Abbott Laboratories' Androgel, a billion-dollar selling testosterone gel used by millions of American men struggling with the symptoms of growing older that are associated with low testosterone, such as poor sex drive, weight gain and fatigue. Androgel is one of a … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeptember 9, 2012 in Health Matthew Perrone Associated Press Eli Lilly & Co. photo This photo provided by Eli Lilly & Co. shows the drug Axiron. Axiron, an underarm gel that rolls on like deodorant, is one drug used by men struggling with symptoms of growing older associated with low testosterone such as poor sex drive, weight gain and fatigue. Its one of a growing number of prescription gels, patches and injections aimed at boosting levels of the male hormone that begins to decline in men after about age 40. Drugmakers and some doctors claim testosterone therapy can reverse signs … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Matthew Perrone, Associated Press "Are you falling asleep after dinner?" "Do you have a decrease in libido?" "Have you noticed a recent deterioration in your ability to play sports?" "It could be Low-T." Welcome to the latest big marketing push by the nation's drug companies. In this case, it's a web page for Abbott Laboratories' Androgel, a billion-dollar selling testosterone gel used by millions of American men struggling with the symptoms of growing older that are associated with low testosterone, such as poor sex drive, weight gain and fatigue. Androgel is one of a growing number of prescription gels, … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWall Street is a place of dramatic swings, combative personalities and tons of risk. No shocker, then, that the men and women that work there are affected by a little chemical called testosterone. Testosterone is hormone that is secreted into the body and is the genetic driver to the growth and maturing of sexual organs and sexual identity. Higher or lower levels in evidence can be signals of fertility or sex drive in men and menstruation issues for women. Increased levels in men are also useful in the building of muscle mass. In terms of Wall Street, Scientists have found … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesChanges in salivary testosterone concentrations and subsequent voluntary squat performance following the presentation of short video clips. Previous studies have shown that visual images can produce rapid changes in testosterone concentrations. We explored the acute effects of video clips on salivary testosterone and cortisol concentrations and subsequent voluntary squat performance in highly trained male athletes (n=12). Saliva samples were collected on 6 occasions immediately before and 15 min after watching a brief video clip (approximately 4 min in duration) on a computer screen. The watching of a sad, erotic, aggressive, training motivational, humorous or a neutral control clip was randomised. … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAP "Worldcrunch is a new global news service that for the first time delivers the best foreign-language journalism in English. DIE WELT/Worldcrunch Whether in Cairo, Tunis or Tripoli, media images showed that it was mainly men who rose up against those in power. The presence of so few women in Tahrir Square had less to do with Islamic values than it did with sexual frustration. Or at least thats according to a new German-language book by Karin Kneissl called "Testosterone macht Politik" (Testosterone Makes Politics). The hormone, the author says, is the reason why there are more male than female … Read more »

Reading Time: 2 minutesMen who stay youthful as they get older -- witness Dorian Gray and Benjamin Button -- are often portrayed as sinister or unnatural. But we've been telling you, and new research backs us up, that guys can keep their sexual strength well into their 70s and even 80s. Declining testosterone levels are NOT a natural part of aging. Unfortunately, 20 percent of men 60 plus, and 30 percent to 40 percent of men 80 plus, have lowered testosterone levels. We want you to know how to reap the benefits of normal testosterone levels -- strong bones and muscles, a sharp … Read more »

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTestosterone and prosthetics: the latest attempts to draw the line between legality and cheating in athletics offend both science and natural justice EVERY time the summer Olympics comes around, so does the debate over where to draw the line between legal performance enhancement and cheating. This year it is especially relevant because of the presence at the London Olympics of two South African runners, Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya. Pistorius is a double amputee who runs on prosthetic blades. A 2008 ruling found that they do not give him an unfair advantage and he has been cleared to run. Semenya … Read more »