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February 21, 2014

Testosterone therapy for low T carries risk: endocrinologists

Quoted from http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/20/us-health-testosterone-therapy-idUSBREA1J1CG20140220

Testosterone therapy for "low T" carries risk: endocrinologists

By Kathleen Raven

NEW YORK Thu Feb 20, 2014 10:09am EST

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men considering taking testosterone for low libido, fatigue, irritability or muscle loss should be made aware of the heart-related risks of testosterone therapy, according to a statement from the Endocrine Society.

Drug companies tout testosterone as a near panacea for such conditions. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved testosterone products only for hypogonadism, when the testicles do not produce enough testosterone.

"Testosterone isn't approved for age-related conditions and age-related decline in testosterone levels," said statement co-author Dr. Shalender Bhasin of Harvard Medical School in Boston.

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