It’s that time of year again! The weather is starting to cool down, the days are getting a little bit shorter, and “Get your flu shot here!” signs are popping up in front of grocery stores and pharmacies. With everything in your busy schedule, do...
Did you know that there’s a way you can pay for your medical expenses with pre-tax money? If you have a health savings account (HSA) or a flexible spending account (FSA), you could save up to 30 cents to the dollar on medical expenses (including...
At LT Men’s Clinic, one of the questions we get all the time is, “Which testosterone replacement therapy is the best?” The short answer is that it depends on the patient—there really isn’t one treatment that surpasses the others. Each method has its pros and...
There are lots of hormones that affect your sleep, and testosterone is one of them. Did you know that your body produces testosterone during REM sleep, and your testosterone levels are highest in the morning? So if you’re not getting enough deep sleep at night,...
Older men who have lower levels of testosterone tend to be at significantly higher risk for bone fracture, according to a study presented here at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. Like other recent research, this study suggests that...
The serum level of bioavailable testosterone (BT) can predict risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in older men, new research suggests. Although low levels of BT were associated with the onset of AD, higher levels may offer protective value against the disease, report the researchers, led by...
The goal of Low Testosterone men's clinic is to diagnose and treat men with low testosterone, otherwise known as hypogonadism in a quick, efficient and safe manner. We believe that testosterone replacement therapy can improve overall quality of life and be done very safely in...
New research shows that testosterone levels drop when men become fathers, and they are lowest for the most devoted dads. While earlier studies had also shown that fathers have lower testosterone levels than men of the same age without children, it has not been clear if...
Testosterone, the primary male sex hormone, appears to have antidepressant properties, but the exact mechanisms underlying its effects have remained unclear. Nicole Carrier and Mohamed Kabbaj, scientists at Florida State University, are actively working to elucidate these mechanisms. They've discovered that a specific pathway in the...
Research from South Korea indicates that low testosterone levels are associated with nocturia in men, independent of both age and prostate volume. The Study Du Geon Moon from the Korea University Medical Center Guro Hospital in Seoul and colleagues studied 2180 patients who attended their outpatient urologic...