Testosterone use and prostate cancer, no link

[Steroid News]

Testosterone therapy does not cause adverse effects on the prostate in older men with hypogonadism, commonly known as low testosterone or low T, according to a clinical trial presented today at a national urology meeting in Atlanta. The study, which focused on direct measurement of testosterone in prostate tissues, carries important implications for the millions of men with low testosterone, who may benefit from testosterone replacement therapy. Results from the study were presented in two abstracts at the American Urological Association annual meeting.

"We found no evidence that testosterone replacement therapy negatively affects the prostate or its tissues in hypogonadal men following six months of treatment," said Dr. Leonard Marks, co-investigator, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery/Urology at the UCLA School of Medicine and founding medical director of Urological Sciences Research Foundation (USRF). "Patients should be comforted by these results, but large-scale, long-term trials are still needed."

URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-05/epr-nlb051906.php=0&ei=DXOZRKbSGpKKadPJuNIL

Mon, 22 May 2006 12:32:00 GMT

 

[Sunkist]

Another study "proves" what we already know. Still we need a prospective or cohort study that lasts 20 years or so. The problem here is studies cost money and drug companies can make nothing from a non-patentable substance. Also, there is so much pressure on TRT docs and especially on men that get the stuff bootleg that enrolling a sizable group is not going to easily happen.

 

[Ruper]

Another study "proves" what we already know. Still we need a prospective or cohort study that lasts 20 years or so. The problem here is studies cost money and drug companies can make nothing from a non-patentable substance. Also, there is so much pressure on TRT docs and especially on men that get the stuff bootleg that enrolling a sizable group is not going to easily happen.

The only 20 year 'studies' are going to come from the experience of doctors who have been doing this for a long time. If you find one, listen to them. My doc has been giving men and women Testosterone for well over 20 years (I think closer to 30). Plus since he self-administers, he has a stong self interest in 'discovering' the actual truth about what works and what doesn't. I know there are still some things he is cautious about telling people because they fly in the face of 'established' practice.