LOW TESTOSTERONE, CAUSE OF DEPRESSION IN MALES

Many men suffer in silence with symptoms such as decreased sex drive, lack of motivation, irritability, and fatigue.   If you go to your doctor or do a quick internet search of these symptoms, you may be told you are suffering from Depression.   Depression is very real and quite common.  WHO cited depression as the…

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Estrogen Hormone Replacement Therapy for Stroke!?!

In our last blog post on 7-15-21, we discussed the effects of high estrogen levels in males after injectable testosterone therapy. One of the commonly accepted beliefs is elevated estrogen causes an increased risk of stroke in males.*  However, if you research the validity of this statement, you will find quite the opposite. In fact,…

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High Estrogen in Men After Injectable Testosterone Therapy. Is it Harmful?

Many men are using testosterone to treat symptoms of Low Testosterone and decreased testosterone levels as they age. There is a group of physicians that are also using testosterone therapy to help heal the brain secondary to traumatic brain injury, Alzheimers, and Dementia when testosterone levels are not optimal. An optimal testosterone level is defined…

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Treating Hypogonadal Men With Prostate Cancer with Testosterone

Morgantaler, in 1996, was first to show hypogonadal men (men with low testosterone levels), with normal exams, and normal prostate cancer screening, had a higher risk of prostate cancer than those with higher testosterone levels. This discovery opened the pathway for a paradigm change in testosterone replacement therapy, TTh, for hypogonadal men.  Until Morgantaler’s study,…

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The Risk of Prostate Cancer in Men Being Given Testosterone Therapy

Abraham Morgantaler, MD, is another warrior hero of health.  He is a Harvard undergraduate, received his MD from Harvard, specialized in Urology at Harvard, and is now an attending and professor at Harvard in Urology.  In other words, he lives at Harvard!  His passion early on in residency was Testosterone! Morgantaler has since done the…

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Low Testosterone as a Prognostic Factor of Severe Covid-19 Disease

Hormones Are Healing I will tell you this over and over again until it is engrained in your brain to the point you feel comfortable explaining it to others! In order for us to be at our optimal health, maintaining optimal hormone levels are key.  Optimal hormones are just as important as  maintaining optimal nutritional levels…

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History of Growth Hormone Medication

The discovery of Growth Hormone Medication (GH) and its use is fascinating. “The tale is crammed with amazing insights as well as striking errors, serendipity, and unsuccessful labors, triumphs, and defeats.”* The search for GH to be used in GH deficient children began in the 1940’s when researchers discovered GH to be species specific; meaning…

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