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Do they check your testosterone. >> not unless you ask for it and with the psa controversy it will not be there but you can say, dr. samadi said, i need to. >> eric: all right, dr. siegel. >> i check both in my office, i check testosterone and psa and i believe in both and it is a landmark study coupling out of australia that shows a direct connection if not proof between the testosterone level being high with elderly people, an increased risk of them having prostate cancer and i tried to get th...

Protection. higher testosterone, protection as well but in different ways. >> interesting, so the study also saw that men who comforted the babies, they were gich tven opportunity in the study to comfort crying babies but unsuccessfully. they werent able to do it. but the men who got to soothe the crying dolls in this case saw the testosterone levels drop 10% so the theory, i guess, would be that if they have the ability to achieve the task, they have a calming tendency but when they cant soothe...

You should have a testosterone level drawn. i like to break it into three categories. one is physical. are you less active? one is psycho logical. are you not sleeping well? do you feel depressed? the last is sexual. do you have decreased libido? those three categories along with the prolonged period of time with a low testosterone level may advocate for treatment. but even though you may get treated doesnt mean that you would start to improve with the testosterone. some people dont improve when...

Turning now to something that you may want to kind of laugh at but maybe it isnt something to laugh at. male menopause because a lot of people would be quite confused about this. according to an article on cnn health between 1999 and 2008 the number of prescriptions filled in the u.s. for testosterone gels, shots, patches, the first line treatment for most men, increased by more than 400% to 3.3 million. you say that low testosterone or male menopause is actually very uncommon. what are the symp...

Obesity, headache, decreased physical activity, decreased libido. but with that said, we have to have a word of caution. if you start to take testosterone supplements there are risk factors associated with that. one is an increased red blood cell production. that can lead to heart attacks and stroke. so you have to be careful and realize that before seeking treatment you should document your symptoms and make sure theyre symptoms ongoing for a period of time as well as your testosterone level ne...

Idea to have testosterone supplements simply because you are getting older and your levels fall a little bit. that increasing your testosterone level raises the risk of a heart attack. there was another study, that really substantiates that. this involved some older men, frail, difficulty walking, who were found to have a low serum testosterone, and, were given serum patches. now, the interesting thing is, they did feel better. they felt stronger, they walked better, but, unfortunately, they had...

Symptoms, there is a lack of sexual desire, there may be erectile dysfunction, there may be some depression, there may be fatigue, and, it is easy for men to say, well, i am -- the time of life, it is my male menopause. so, they go to the doctor, and they get their testosterone level measured. and the testosterone level is a little low. so, they conclude, aha! this is like the women without the estrogen, you dont have the testosterone, you you have male menopause, and, well give you test tron. -...

External radiation and can have therapy that lowers your testosterone level, anti-androg. en therapy and they used to remove the testicles, so men dont produce the testosterone, because it has been shown that low testosterone levels, male hormone levels, are -- retard cancer growth. but, the latest findings have been that taking this anti-androgen therapy, lowering the testosterone level is probably not good for most men. it appears to be associated with a higher incidence of diabetes, heart dis...

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