Nelson Vergel
Founder, ExcelMale.com
• A study including 109 men highlighted intra-individual variation in serum testosterone levels; the testosterone level on repeat exam differed by >100 ng/dL in >20% of patients.
• Men seen in a cardiology clinic were sixfold more likely to have low testosterone compared to the general population.
• Obesity predicted response to transdermal testosterone in hypogonadal men; free and total testosterone levels normalized in 80% of non-obese men versus approximately 50% of obese patients.
• Studies of hypogonadal men receiving injectable testosterone showed no increased risk of prostate cancer, but improvements in voiding, erectile function, quality of life, body mass index, waist circumference, and other parameters of the metabolic syndrome were observed.
• In a study of 231 men treated with subcutaneous testosterone pellets, the 2-year polycythemia development rate was 33%; no predictive factor was identified, although the majority of affected patients were obese.
• Hypogonadal men treated with testosterone benefit with an improved response if they also begin to exercise, and their response to testosterone is maintained better when they continue to exercise after stopping testosterone.
- See more at: http://urologytimes.modernmedicine....014-infertilityandrology#sthash.BGXR38xi.dpuf
• Men seen in a cardiology clinic were sixfold more likely to have low testosterone compared to the general population.
• Obesity predicted response to transdermal testosterone in hypogonadal men; free and total testosterone levels normalized in 80% of non-obese men versus approximately 50% of obese patients.
• Studies of hypogonadal men receiving injectable testosterone showed no increased risk of prostate cancer, but improvements in voiding, erectile function, quality of life, body mass index, waist circumference, and other parameters of the metabolic syndrome were observed.
• In a study of 231 men treated with subcutaneous testosterone pellets, the 2-year polycythemia development rate was 33%; no predictive factor was identified, although the majority of affected patients were obese.
• Hypogonadal men treated with testosterone benefit with an improved response if they also begin to exercise, and their response to testosterone is maintained better when they continue to exercise after stopping testosterone.
- See more at: http://urologytimes.modernmedicine....014-infertilityandrology#sthash.BGXR38xi.dpuf
