Testosterone Low, Death Risk Up
By Elation Therapy, Inc.
September 07, 2007 |
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Low Testosterone has been suspected to be linked to heart dieease and other problems associated with men growing older. Now many reports are confirming this link. What this means to you and what to do next.
PR9.NET September 07, 2007 - Marietta, GA, USA - It is looking like low testosterone may boost the risk of death in men over 40, researchers find. A U.S. team found that older men with relatively low testosterone had an 88% increased risk of death compared with men with normal testosterone levels. But they don't yet know why. The lead researcher Dr. Molly M. Shores of the Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle says that they were not able to find out the "why" in this equation. The report was published in the Aug. 14/28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
As men age, their testosterone levels gradually decline. After age 30, levels decrease by 2% per year. Low testosterone levels can result in decreased muscle mass and bone density, insulin resistance and low sex drive, as well as less energy, more irritability and feelings of depression, the researchers noted.
REsearchers studied 858 men over 40 to see whether low testosterone levels were associated with an increased risk of death. During 4.3 years of follow-up, 20.1% of men with normal testosterone levels died, compared with 24.6% of men with equivocal levels and 34.9% of men with low testosterone levels, Shores' team found.
Men's testosteone levels are becoming a hot topic, so visit the Low Testosterone web (www.testosteronefaqs.com) for more information.
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