For many years now, there have been subsets of specialists and patients who have argued that the “standard” serum testosterone level of 50 ng/dl, used by regulatory authorities and others as a measure indicating a castrate level of serum testosterone, is too high. … READ MORE …
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Zaorsky et al. conducted a meta-analysis of 12 randomized clinical trials covering data on 6,884 patients treated with external beam radiation at various dose levels. … READ MORE …
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A group of Korean researchers have poublished data suggesting that — at least in Korean patients — there may be an association between having a low serum testosterone (serum T) level and diagnosis with high-grade prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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A new paper in the Journal of Urology has criticized most prostate cancer web sites written for patients because they are not written at an 8th or 9th grade reading skill level (a skill level considered to be available to most American males). … READ MORE …
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In case you haven’t noticed, there has been a massive surge in the use of testosterone supplements by older men in the past 10 years or so (as we seek to maintain the bizarre illusion that we are really still in our early 30s and might still be able to win an Olympic gold medal in [pick your sport]). … READ MORE …
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