ExcelMale
Menu
Home
What's new
Latest activity
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Videos
Lab Tests
Doctor Finder
Buy Books
About Us
Men’s Health Coaching
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
How to Use This Forum and Introductions
Introductions
Odd results, high FSH, high LH but normal testosterone
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Systemlord" data-source="post: 232051" data-attributes="member: 15832"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4648196/[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>More Science-Based "Low Normal" Testosterone Facts</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"Low normal" total testosterone concentrations are associated with reductions in motivation, initiative, self-confidence, concentration and memory, sleep quality, muscle bulk and strength, diminished physical or work performance, feeling sad or blue, depressed mood, mild anemia, and increased body fat and body mass index.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Low normal serum testosterone concentrations are associated with reduced male sexual desire, function, performance and potency.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Low normal serum testosterone concentrations increase the risk for premature death from any cause.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Low normal serum testosterone concentrations increase the risk for death from cardiovascular disease, and increase the combined risk for suffering a first stroke or first transient ischemic attack.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Low normal serum testosterone concentrations increase the risk for both memory loss and developing clinical depression.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Low normal serum testosterone concentrations increase the risk of developing an increased level of systemic inflammation.</li> </ul><p><strong>Defining "Healthy" Testosterone</strong></p><p></p><p>Multiple peer-reviewed papers state that "testosterone deficiencies" are more prevalent and "desirable testosterone" levels in men are actually much higher than what is currently being considered as "normal" in doctors' practices across the country. Case in point: A cross-sectional study of Swedish men ages 69 to 80 years showed the risk for premature death from any cause26 and the risk for suffering a major cardiovascular event were inversely correlated with the total serum testosterone concentration (i.e., the higher the testosterone levels, the lower the risk of death).</p><p></p><p>Specifically with regards to cardiovascular events, men in the highest quartile of testosterone (at or higher than 550 ng/dL) had a lower risk of cardiovascular events compared with men with lower testosterone.</p><p></p><p>More importantly, details from this study show that it did not matter if a man's total testosterone was very low (below 340 ng/dL ) or moderately low (up to 549 ng/dL ) – all men with T levels below 549 ng/dL had a similar increased risk for suffering a cardiovascular event. Only when total testosterone exceeded 550 ng/dL did cardiovascular risk drop.</p><p></p><p>This is truly alarming, as cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of men in the United States and even more – this study was published in the <em>Journal of the American College of Cardiology. </em>These researchers documented a 30 percent reduction in cardiovascular events as well as a decrease in cerebrovascular disease incidence. Men with the highest total testosterone had a 24 percent reduced risk of transient ischemic attack or full-blown stroke. Clearly, based on this study, the only target for "healthy testosterone" is to maintain total testosterone at or above 550 ng/dL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Systemlord, post: 232051, member: 15832"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4648196/[/URL] [B]More Science-Based "Low Normal" Testosterone Facts[/B] [LIST] [*]"Low normal" total testosterone concentrations are associated with reductions in motivation, initiative, self-confidence, concentration and memory, sleep quality, muscle bulk and strength, diminished physical or work performance, feeling sad or blue, depressed mood, mild anemia, and increased body fat and body mass index. [*]Low normal serum testosterone concentrations are associated with reduced male sexual desire, function, performance and potency. [*]Low normal serum testosterone concentrations increase the risk for premature death from any cause. [*]Low normal serum testosterone concentrations increase the risk for death from cardiovascular disease, and increase the combined risk for suffering a first stroke or first transient ischemic attack. [*]Low normal serum testosterone concentrations increase the risk for both memory loss and developing clinical depression. [*]Low normal serum testosterone concentrations increase the risk of developing an increased level of systemic inflammation. [/LIST] [B]Defining "Healthy" Testosterone[/B] Multiple peer-reviewed papers state that "testosterone deficiencies" are more prevalent and "desirable testosterone" levels in men are actually much higher than what is currently being considered as "normal" in doctors' practices across the country. Case in point: A cross-sectional study of Swedish men ages 69 to 80 years showed the risk for premature death from any cause26 and the risk for suffering a major cardiovascular event were inversely correlated with the total serum testosterone concentration (i.e., the higher the testosterone levels, the lower the risk of death). Specifically with regards to cardiovascular events, men in the highest quartile of testosterone (at or higher than 550 ng/dL) had a lower risk of cardiovascular events compared with men with lower testosterone. More importantly, details from this study show that it did not matter if a man's total testosterone was very low (below 340 ng/dL ) or moderately low (up to 549 ng/dL ) – all men with T levels below 549 ng/dL had a similar increased risk for suffering a cardiovascular event. Only when total testosterone exceeded 550 ng/dL did cardiovascular risk drop. This is truly alarming, as cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of men in the United States and even more – this study was published in the [I]Journal of the American College of Cardiology. [/I]These researchers documented a 30 percent reduction in cardiovascular events as well as a decrease in cerebrovascular disease incidence. Men with the highest total testosterone had a 24 percent reduced risk of transient ischemic attack or full-blown stroke. Clearly, based on this study, the only target for "healthy testosterone" is to maintain total testosterone at or above 550 ng/dL. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Share this page
Facebook
Twitter
Reddit
Pinterest
Tumblr
WhatsApp
Email
Share
Link
Sponsors
Forums
How to Use This Forum and Introductions
Introductions
Odd results, high FSH, high LH but normal testosterone
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top