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...
In the latest addition to the ongoing debate over the safety of testosterone treatment, researchers report no significant increased risk of heart attack in older men treated with an intramuscular form of the therapy. The study, published online this week in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy, compared 6355...
Measuring the levels of sex hormones in patients' blood may identify patients likely to suffer a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), a heart rhythm disorder that is fatal in 95 percent of patients. A new study, published online by the peer-reviewed journal Heart Rhythm, shows that lower...
Low testosterone is a common problem in men, especially those over the age of 40. If you are experiencing symptoms, such as difficulty sleeping, lack of energy or decreased sex drive, a visit to LT Men’s Clinic can determine if these difficulties are associated with...