Excel Male TRT Forum

I get a lot of emails from men on testosterone replacement therapy (and/or HCG) that feel they have water retention (some with ankle swelling) and they are puzzled that their estradiol is low or below 35 micrograms/ml. They may have tried...

Association Between Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the Incidence of DVT and Pulmonary Embolism: A Retrospective Cohort Study of the Veterans Administration Database. Sharma R, et al. Chest. 2016. Abstract BACKGROUND...

Effects of testosterone treatment on body fat and lean mass in obese men on a hypocaloric diet: a randomised controlled trial. Ng Tang Fui M, et al. BMC Med. 2016. Abstract BACKGROUND: Whether testosterone treatment has benefits on...

DHT – FRIEND OR ENEMY? With the exception of estradiol, no hormone is more misunderstood than dihydrotestosterone, DHT. In fact, many men actually fear DHT, going out of their way to lower it and frustrate its biological activity. However...

Although the measurement of serum testosterone levels is commonly used in the diagnosis of male HG, the cut-off values for low testosterone are not well defined and vary throughout the literature, ranging from 200–400 ng/dL, with 300 ng/dL being...

Androgen Therapy and Rehospitalization in Older Men With Testosterone Deficiency. Baillargeon J, et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the receipt of androgen therapy is associated with a reduced 30-day...

In an open-label study of 1,022 patients with a mean 40 years of age, 59.1% reported antidepressant-associated sexual dysfunction.10 The study analyzed the following antidepressants: citalopram, paroxetine, venlafaxine, sertraline, fluvoxamine...

Testosterone therapy reduced pain and decreased opioid use in participants in this study. Over 18 months period, patients with Opioid Induced Hypogonadism (OIH) were identified in a tertiary referral pain center at the University of...

This news article on a talk at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 2017 Conference surprised me. Fewer than one in five hypogonadal men are adherent to prescribed topical testosterone, new research indicates. The findings, from...

From the recent conference of the American Urological Association: The study focused on 200 men in a cardiology practice who completed the IIEF-15, ADAM, and previous ED treatment questionnaires. Additionally all patients had serum total...

Another retrospective study, presented at the American Association for Clinical Endocrinologists 2017 conference, shows the heart protective effects of TRT on men with secondary hypogonadism Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) may exhibit...

Another study showing TRT reduces the risk of heart disease. Full text of the journal article is available. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac dysrhythmia associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Several small...