No Link Between Testosterone and Prostate Cancer
Oct 13th, 2011 | By Greg Cambridge | Category: Anti Aging For MenThe latest research published in the media has back up the fact that there is no link between testosterone use and prostate cancer – as was previously believed. Research from Britain, now backs testosterone as a cure for ‘male menopause.’ This discovery gives hope to millions of men. Research has found that replacing low testosterone levels actually benefits the prostate. I have here, in many previous articles on antiaging for men spoken of the benefits of bio-identical hormone replacement for men and also written on the healthy benefits for men obtained through the use of testosterone, not only for libido, but also for muscle building, preventing osteoporosis, heart health, depression and energy levels.
Testosterone supplementation and replacing of declining hormones with bio-identical hormone therapy as men age will erase the excuse for the grumpy old men syndrome, otherwise known as “male menopause” or “manopause.”
Article written by Emily Dugan. Originally published on www.independent.co.uk.
“The “male menopause” has been ridiculed as an excuse for men behaving badly in middle age, but the condition is a real one. Now more than two million sufferers have been given hope of a safe cure. For years, testosterone replacement treatment (TRT) – the most effective known medication for what is officially the andropause – had been linked to prostate cancer. But today clinicians will announce that research has found no link, meaning that for the first time doctors will be able to recommend the treatment without fear.
The 15-year study of 1,500 patients by the Institute of Urology at University College Hospital, London, disproved the link and found that raising testosterone levels could in fact be beneficial to the prostate.
The condition, also known as testosterone deficiency syndrome, causes sufferers – predominantly men aged 50 or over – to experience extreme tiredness, depression, weight gain, brain fog, memory loss, sleep disturbance or lower sex drive. Erectile dysfunction can also be a symptom, although for many the only obvious symptom is fatigue.
Although it affects millions of men, including untold numbers in their thirties and forties, just 1 per cent of those suffering from the male menopause are diagnosed.
The new research removes a major obstacle to treating what doctors say is the most common hormonal disturbance among men. Testosterone treatment is available on the NHS, but it is very scarcely used and cannot be prescribed by GPs, partly because of the fears about cancer.
The research breakthrough comes at the start of Britain’s first ever Andropause Awareness Week, at the same time as scientists and clinicians gather in Munich to discuss advances in knowledge and treatment.
The Andropause Society’s chief executive, Paul Pennington, who himself has the condition, said: “It is extremely gratifying to know we can finally remove one of the obstacles that has seemingly prevented the medical profession from treating this common hormonal disturbance in men, which can wreck their lives, loves and health. Unfortunately, the views about the dangers of TRT are about 20 years out of date. The experience of clinicians has shown that rather than being dangerous, carefully regulated and monitored TRT has been shown to be remarkably safe.”
Low testosterone is associated with diabetes, heart failure, obesity and osteoporosis. Doctors believe that raising levels of the hormone could help reduce the incidence of these conditions.”
