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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Prostate Related Issues
How testosterone therapy use in men with prostate cancer has evolved
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 242362" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p><strong><em>*“<u>However, the guidelines go on to state that patients with testosterone deficiency and a history of prostate cancer should be informed that there is inadequate evidence to quantify the risk-benefit ratio of testosterone therapy</u></em></strong><em><strong>,” he said. “This was based on expert opinion. <u>There are no randomized placebo-controlled trials giving men testosterone therapy after prostate cancer treatments</u>. However, initial studies have not demonstrated any increased risk of biochemical recurrence.”</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>*“We are recognizing that testosterone therapy can be beneficial when correctly administered in prostate cancer patients,” Burnett said. “<u>However, a lot of this is anecdotal, and some is a bit of the Wild West regarding the safety of who can and cannot be treated with it, considering where the literature is right now</u>,”</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>*The good news is that investigators are beginning to conduct the necessary randomized controlled trials, including researchers from Johns Hopkins and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Boston, Massachusetts, to assess the potential benefits and risks of testosterone replacement in men who have been treated for prostate cancer.3</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>“We’re trying to make a statement that may afford the urologists out there the necessary literature support, so if they put somebody on therapy, they can really counsel them,” Burnett said.</strong></em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/testosterone-treatment-of-prostate-cancer-survivors-spirit-trial.26161/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 242362, member: 13851"] [B][I]*“[U]However, the guidelines go on to state that patients with testosterone deficiency and a history of prostate cancer should be informed that there is inadequate evidence to quantify the risk-benefit ratio of testosterone therapy[/U][/I][/B][I][B],” he said. “This was based on expert opinion. [U]There are no randomized placebo-controlled trials giving men testosterone therapy after prostate cancer treatments[/U]. However, initial studies have not demonstrated any increased risk of biochemical recurrence.” *“We are recognizing that testosterone therapy can be beneficial when correctly administered in prostate cancer patients,” Burnett said. “[U]However, a lot of this is anecdotal, and some is a bit of the Wild West regarding the safety of who can and cannot be treated with it, considering where the literature is right now[/U],” *The good news is that investigators are beginning to conduct the necessary randomized controlled trials, including researchers from Johns Hopkins and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Boston, Massachusetts, to assess the potential benefits and risks of testosterone replacement in men who have been treated for prostate cancer.3 “We’re trying to make a statement that may afford the urologists out there the necessary literature support, so if they put somebody on therapy, they can really counsel them,” Burnett said.[/B][/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/testosterone-treatment-of-prostate-cancer-survivors-spirit-trial.26161/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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