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April 8 in Hormone Therapy by Judy | Comments Off

During our attendance at the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine(A4M) conference held in Las Vegas in December, we were privileged to hear from a highly respected physician, Dr Abraham Morgentaler, Professor of Urology at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Morgentaler reviewed the history of testosterone use, the research of testosterone and its functions, as well as his recommendations for current use. He emphasized that testosterone is not the cause of prostate cancer.

Indeed, low testosterone, high estrogen, and low DHEA are precursors of prostate cancer. Testosterone has more than 400 functions and to enjoy life, and one should take testosterone when tests reveal it to be deficient.

“Testosterone for Life” emphasizes that one will not feel great without it. Testosterone is now being used as treatment in many cases of prostate cancer with great results. So men and women should be checked for Testosterone levels in order to live a fulfilling life and feel great!

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Gaining strength: the power of testosterone

September 22 in Hormone Therapy by Judy | Comments Off

One of the most talked-about books of 1945 was The Male Hormone, says Timothy Gower in the publication PROTO (Massachusetts General Hospital), which extolled the wonders of testosterone. In it, popular science writer Paul de Kruif told of how treatment with testosterone—the primary male sex hormone, which had been identified just a decade earlier—could rejuvenate middle-aged and older men who complained of lost libido, flagging energy and sagging spirits. A review of the book in Time called it “a mixture of laboratory slang, movie-travelogue lyricism and man-to-man locker-room candor.”

Gower’s article, “Gaining Strength,” discusses improving libido, lowering the odds of heart attacks, and increasing energy, discusses the history of “male menopause,” then fast forwards to the present: Testosterone replacement therapy. It’s back and booming. In 2011, annual sales of testosterone therapy products top $1.64 billion in the U.S.

Take time to read the carefully written, scholarly article online. It’s highly researched and documented, and provides a balance of information on how this therapy has been highly controversial for many decades.

The guidelines provided on this website are for general information only. Baughman Age Management Medicine strongly recommends that you consult your physician before pursuing any regimen listed in this website.

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Osteoporosis gone after one year of Hormone Pellet Therapy

February 28 in Hormone Therapy by Judy | 936 Comments

February 28, 2011

Charles Baughman, M.D., announces the results of a DEXA AXIAL report of a 44-year-old patient who came to him a year ago with severe osteoporosis. The osteoporosis was so advanced that the patient was advised to avoid any physical exercise for the first three months of treatment due to the probability of bone fractures.

Following is the final report

HISTORY: Postmenopausal; hysterectomy; hormone replacement therapy x 1 year; thyroid disease; taking osteoporosis medication.

Bone density measurement was performed using a Hologic densitometer. The data was compared to W.H.O. criteria.

FINDINGS:

AP Lumbar Spine: BMD 0.977 g/cm2 T-Score -1.9
AP R Femoral Neck: BMD 0.763 g/cm2 T-Score -1.3
AP L Femoral Neck: BMD 0.820 g/cm2 T-Score -0.9

Lateral digital spine radiograph shows no evidence of vertebral compression deformity.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The current scan is compared with the previous one dated 01/14/10. In the interval, there has been a 12.8% increase in the BMD in the lumbar spine, a 0.7% increase in the right femoral neck and a 4.6% increase in the left femoral neck.

IMPRESSION: Compared to the young-normal reference group this study indicated:

1. Osteopenia of the AP spine.
2. Osteopenia of the AP right femoral neck.
3. Normal BMD of the AP left femoral neck.

Dictated and signed 01/26/2011.

Learn more about Hormone Pellet Therapy by Charles H. Baughman, M.D.

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Noted physician reports that testosterone does not cause prostate cancer

February 3 in Age Management Medicine, Cancer, Hormone Therapy by Judy | 267 Comments

Testosterone for Life is the title of a very interesting book by Abraham Morgenthaler, M.D., associate Prof. of Urology at the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Morgenthaler was a featured speaker at the January 2011 American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine convention and I attended both of his lectures.

In the first lecture, he wanted to dispel the myth that testosterone causes prostate cancer. In his early research, Dr. Morgenthaler could find no evidence that this was true. Investigating the subject further, he found that there was very flawed research based on one single case that started the myth. Subsequent research done by Morgenthaler, Rhoden, and others showed that testosterone is safe.

Dr. Morgenthaler then pointed out that testosterone is needed for life and good health. Low testosterone (low T) is actually detrimental and is associated with a high prostate cancer rate. Testosterone has many functions in the body including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Increases muscle mass, strength, stamina, and bone density
  • Increases energy
  • Reduces anxiety and depression
  • Increases libido and sexual performance
  • Reduces fatty tissue
  • Heart protective, coronary vasodilator
  • Brain protective, restores memory
  • Many others including relief of aches and pains, lowers blood sugar, and restores sleep patterns.

These are certainly important functions for life. Testosterone is very important for good mental function and there are NO documented cases that bioidentical testosterone causing aggressive and destructive behavior.
In the second lecture, Dr. Morgenthaler addressed the problem of what to do with patients who have been treated for prostate cancer. Patients that are apparently cured can receive testosterone replacement for all of its benefits. He has noted no recurrences of cancer in his personal series of cases. However, each patient has to be followed carefully
both clinically and by laboratory studies.

Dr. Morgenthaler is now doing research on treating elderly patients who have non-aggressive prostate cancer on biopsy with testosterone. This research is ongoing without conclusions at present.

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