After a recently released study in the Journal of American Medical Association, many doctors—as well as the FDA—are reconsidering the possible dangers associated with testosterone drugs. The number of men taking testosterone drugs has quadrupled in the United States since 2000, and just last year, the sales of testosterone drugs surpassed...

A huge number of men taking a testosterone drug in the United States have not even had their testosterone levels measured; the FDA’s approval of testosterone drugs is only for men who make too little of the hormone on their own, leading to a condition known as hypogonadism as well as men with endocrine tumors or those undergoing chemotherapy.

Recent study conclusions regarding testosterone supplements have many men worried whether they may suffer a serious adverse health risk as a result of the testosterone supplement they are currently taking. A study published in the Journal of American Medical Association found 29% increase in heart attack, stroke and death among men taking testosterone supplements when compared with men not taking the drug...

Are Testosterone Supplements the Fountain of Youth or a Serious Risk to Male Health? As more and more men flock to their doctors, searching for the fountain of youth, a study published in the Journal of American Medical Association details the potential risks of testosterone supplements. These risks center around adverse cardiovascular health issues such as heart attack, stroke and even death—the study concluded men taking testosterone supplements may have a 30% higher risk of suffering a cardiovascular event...

Recently, the Journal of American Medical Association published a study which concluded testosterone supplements could up the risk for heart attack, stroke and death. In fact, although testosterone supplements are, across the board, approved by the FDA only for the treatment of hypogonadism (a condition where the body stops producing testosterone), to treat endocrine tumors or for those undergoing chemotherapy, millions of men who are experiencing the natural effects of aging are begging their doctors for a prescription for testosterone...

Attorneys are beginning to see an increase in claims from men who used testosterone supplements and suffered harm or injury, particularly in light of the results of a study on testosterone therapy which were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in November, 2013. This study linked testosterone to serious side effects, including heart attack, stroke and death. The FDA has approved testosterone therapy only for the treatment of men with low testosterone levels who also have a medical diagnosis of hypogonadism, an endocrine tumor, are undergoing chemotherapy, or have other recognized medical conditions related to low testosterone.

A recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association in November, 2013, has many men wondering about the safety of the testosterone supplements they are taking—likely in response to a marketing storm by testosterone manufacturers regarding “Low-T.” Sales of testosterone drugs, which come in creams, gels, implants, pills and transdermal patches, are up...

Are Testosterone Supplements Dangerous? You have likely heard more than one commercial on television regarding testosterone supplements for symptoms of “Low-T.” Pharmaceutical companies have jumped on the testosterone bandwagon and are aggressively marketing testosterone creams, gels, pills, patches and implants. While there are men who have a legitimate diagnosis of low testosterone, this is...

Men with symptoms of low testosterone may find HCG a useful add-on to increase their energy levels, strength, muscle mass and bone density. HCG is a bio-identical human hormone secreted by the placenta in the pregnant female. The male counterpart to HCG is called LH (leutinizing hormone secreted by the pituitary) and is the messenger which instructs the testicles to make more testosterone.

A recent study, published in the Journal of American Medical Association has many men who are currently taking a testosterone drug wondering about risks they may have been unaware of. This particular study concluded that men taking testosterone supplements had a 29% higher risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event such as heart attack or stroke and, in some cases, the risk could include death.

A study published in the Journal of American Medical Association in November, 2013, brought some of the potential risks of testosterone therapy to light. The study concluded that for men over the age of 65, testosterone therapy could increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death by nearly 30%. One doctor likened the risks of testosterone therapy as being equivalent to smoking two packs of cigarettes daily.