TESTOSTERONE AND SOME ‘GOOD’ NEWS!

Testosterone has, in the past, had a bad press at times and thought to send competitive men to an early grave, usually from heart attacks. It has also been implicated in prostate cancer. But there has been some good news discovered recently.

Ten middle-aged and elderly men who received testosterone injections enjoyed increased muscle size and strength, lowered cholesterol levels and increased blood cell counts. Their sex lives also improved!

These men had lower than normal levels of the hormone to begin with, what effect the treatment would have had on men with normal levels is still unknown.

Higher testosterone levels may actually reduce men’s risk of heart disease! Recent studies indicate that high levels of the male hormone strongly correlate with elevated high density lipoproteins (HDL) – the ‘good’ cholesterol!