Medical News Today: Testosterone gel boosts sexual function, mood for older men
Early results from the largest trials of testosterone therapy to date reveals that a testosterone gel improved sexual function, mood and walking ability for men aged 65 and older. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Men's Health Source Type: news
Testosterone gel is no fountain of youth, study finds
New study shows certain benefits of the therapy, while questions about risks still remain (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Testosterone Therapy Boosts Libido In Older Men -- But Not This
Could this be the male version of "I'm not in the mood, Honey?" A University of Pennsylvania study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that men 65 and older responded favorably when treated with a gel containing the male hormone testosterone inasmuch as they saw modest gains in their sex drive. But the treatments did little to improve their vitality or how far they could walk. The gel was tested in seven different trials. The new report looked only at the trials that assessed the impact of the testosterone gel on sexual function, physical function and vitality. Data on its effect o...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Testosterone gel has modest effect for older men
Stephen FellerPHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A recent set of studies found testosterone replacement for men over 65 modestly improves sexual function, walking ability, and mood, researchers reported. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Testosterone gel has modest benefits for men
Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest testosterone gel may provide only modest benefits and that more conservative use should be suggested.
NY Times (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - February 18, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Testosterone Treatment Shown to Benefit Men Over 65
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health was among a dozen sites in the first clinical trial to show testosterone gel improves sexual function in men over 65.(PRWeb February 17, 2016)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/02/prweb13213974.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 18, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Testosterone Gel Has Modest Benefits for Men, Study Says
Using the gel seemed to improve sexual functioning, but little else, in landmark research published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: GINA KOLATA Tags: National Institutes of Health Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Hormones Men Over 65 AbbVie Inc Testosterone Source Type: news
Study finds testosterone gel is no fountain of youth
CHICAGO (AP) — A landmark study suggests that testosterone treatment is no fountain of youth, finding mostly modest improvement in the sex lives, walking strength and mood of a select group of older men. (Source: U.S. News - Health)
Source: U.S. News - Health - February 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Testosterone Boosts Libido And Mood In Study -- But Beware Of Caveats
A key study credits AbbVie's AndroGel testosterone drug for improving the sex lives of older men and other benefits, but that doesn't mean everyone should rush out and get prescriptions for the hormone. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arlene Weintraub Source Type: news
How The 'Low T' Wars Cast A Shadow Over Repros' Testosterone Alternative
Repros is trying to win approval for a pill that it believes can raise testosterone levels without the downsides of drugs like AbbVie's AndroGel. The FDA, however, seems to have serious doubts. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 3, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arlene Weintraub Source Type: news
Testosterone Suits Soar Past 2,500 As Legal Milestone Looms for AbbVie
Sales of AbbVie's embattled testosterone drug AndroGel fell in what was otherwise a strong quarter for the company. Now AbbVie is facing the selection of the bellwether cases to be tried next year involving men who believe they were harmed by the gel. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 30, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arlene Weintraub Source Type: news
Estrogen Modulator Boosts T in Hypogonadal Men, Trial Finds (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Phase III study compared novel oral agent with testosterone gel (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 29, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Restoring testosterone rather than replacing it helps safeguard a man's fertility
Restoring testosterone production in men may be as effective as replacing it, without compromising their fertility. Two phase III clinical trials show that a drug that restores the body's natural production of testosterone has no negative effect on a man's sperm count while a topical testosterone gel causes a significant drop. The findings could change the way men are treated for low testosterone. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 27, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Restoring testosterone rather than replacing it helps safeguard a man's fertility
(Wiley) Restoring testosterone production in men may be as effective as replacing it, without compromising their fertility. Two phase III clinical trials show that a drug that restores the body's natural production of testosterone has no negative effect on a man's sperm count while a topical testosterone gel causes a significant drop. The findings, which are published in BJU International, could change the way men are treated for low testosterone. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 27, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Attorneys for National Testosterone Lawsuits Provide Latest Court News
In national testosterone lawsuit news, the Onder Law Firm reports that the court deferred multiple claims against defendant Besins; counsel to set Discovery schedule for allegations of heart attack...(PRWeb October 05, 2015)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/androgel-heart-attack/testosterone-lawsuit-news/prweb12998037.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 5, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
