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...
Three medical organizations and an international group of over 130 scientists and physicians have issued a letter to the Journal of the American Medical Association requesting the retraction of an article which associated testosterone therapy with cardiovascular disease. Associate Clinical Professor of Urology Abraham Morgentaler, MD,...
The Study Glenn R. Cunningham, MD, of the division of diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism at Baylor College of Medicine, and colleagues evaluated 788 men aged at least 65 years participating in the Testosterone Trials (TTrials) who had low testosterone levels to determine whether sexual function, vitality...
We’ve all been there. You can’t sleep. Tossing and turning, you look at the alarm clock and do the math. You’re wide awake and you have to wake up for work in a few more hours. Most of us attribute our occasional or chronic insomnia...
Hormones Might Be the Reason You Can’t Get a Good Night’s Sleep We’ve all been there. You can’t sleep. Tossing and turning, you look at the alarm clock and do the math. You’re wide awake and you have to wake up for work in a few...
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 Low T Men’s Clinic can determine if these difficulties are caused...