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Yes, one needs to be careful and get good medical advice. Testosterone also has a link to prostate cancer, where one of the main treatments is blocking it (andr
by metta2uall 8y ago
Yes, one needs to be careful and get good medical advice. Testosterone also has a link to prostate cancer, where one of the main treatments is blocking it (androgen deprivation therapy). There doesn't seem to be strong evidence it causes prostate cancer [1-3], but unless there is compelling reasons to try testosterone one can be careful & try other things first (starting with exercise, meditation, mindful walking). Also, even if one has "low" testosterone levels it may be that one's androgen receptors are more sensitive to it.
[1] https://newsroom.uw.edu/news/study-testosterone-therapy-does-not-raise-prostate-cancer-risk https://newsroom.uw.edu/news/study-testosterone-therapy-does...
[2] https://prostatecanceruk.org/about-us/news-and-views/2017/11/testosterone-and-prostate-cancer-risk-the-plot-thickens https://prostatecanceruk.org/about-us/news-and-views/2017/11...
[3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4647137/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4647137/