Male menopause (late-onset hypogonadism) apparently can be safely relieved by testosterone replacement therapy, according to a new study at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
The findings, in summary, found that six months of testosterone replacement therapy in aging men restored serum values to normal without apparent harmful effects to the prostate.
The study used men whose testosterone levels measured below 300 ng/dl (a healthy young man might have a score of 800) and raised the level to the median range, 640 ng/dl.
The research also found that prostate volume was not significantly changed by treatment, and changes in serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA), voiding symptoms, and urinary flow were minor.
This is good news for men with low testosterone levels who may have been afraid to take testosterone supplementation for fear of prostate enlargement.
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