testosterone-risks

[1] TESTOSTERONE AND HEART ATTACK
[2] RISKS OF TESTOSTERONE
[3] HOW TO MANAGE RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF TESTOSTERONE?
[4] WHICH TESTOSTERONE IS BETTER?

[1] TESTOSTERONE AND HEART ATTACK

Older Men With Higher Testosterone Levels More Likely To Have A Heart Attack
Last Updated: 2010-07-02T16:59:21+05:30

“The study finding contradicts smaller studies that have shown that testosterone levels are not associated with higher rates of cardiovascular disease,” said Kristen Sueoka, physician at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Sueoka said: During a follow-up after four years, 100 men, or about 14 percent, had a coronary disease event, in particular, heart attacks.
 
After the researchers adjusted for other potential contributing risk factors for heart disease, such as elevated cholesterol, they found that higher total testosterone level relates to an increased risk of coronary disease, said a university release.
 Study participants were aged 65 or above and included 697 community-dwelling men who were participating in the National Institutes of Health-funded study, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS).
The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.
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[2] RISKS OF TESTOSTERONE
There are several conditions in which you should never use testosterone replacement therapy. These include:

1. Breast cancer (in males)
2. Prostate cancer
3. In some other cases testosterone replacement therapy may not be right for you. If one of the conditions below is applicable to you, your doctor will decide whether (in your specific case) testosterone replacement therapy is the right solution.
4. Liver disease
5. Heart or blood vessel disease
6. Edema (swelling of face, hands, feet, or lower legs)
7. Enlarged prostate
8. Kidney disease 
9. Diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes)

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[3] HOW TO MANAGE RISKS
To help your doctor determine your best treatment plan, you should also discuss the following:

• If you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to androgens or anabolic steroids.
• If you are an adult male who plans to have children; high doses of androgens may cause infertility.
• If you are bedridden.
• If you are now taking any other prescription or nonprescription (OTC) medicine,  especially anticoagulants (blood thinners).

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[4] WHICH TESTOSTERONE IS BETTER
Options include

• oral capsules,
• gel,
• injections and
• skin patches.

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SOURCES

india-server.com/news/older-men-with-higher-testosterone
© 2008 Schering–Plough Corporation. All rights reserved.
my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/male_menopause
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