Health and Fitness

NIH-Supported Trials of Testosterone Therapy in Older Men Report Mixed Results

Hormone treatment improved bone strength and hemoglobin levels; may increase cardiovascular risk; had no effect on cognition.

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017. In older men with low testosterone, one year of testosterone treatment improved bone density and corrected anemia of both known and unknown causes, but also increased the volume of coronary artery plaque, according to results reported from the Testosterone Trials (T Trials). Testosterone treatment had no effect on memory or other cognitive function. The…

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