Testosterone, the primary hormone produced by the testicle, promotes most of the masculine characteristics of the body. These ’secondary sexual characteristics’ include development of the penis, increased muscle strength and mass, facial and body hair and male sexual function. There are many medical conditions in men that result in low testosterone [...]
Written on August 23, 2008 | Posted in
general health & nutrition
Men over 50 with low male hormone (testosterone) levels have a shorter life expectancy than men with of similar age with higher testosterone levels. Or so says a new medical study in the Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Of the almost 800 men over the age of 50 who were studied, those who had the [...]
Written on October 24, 2007 | Posted in
hormones
Let’s face it, nature wants us dead. We were born to die. That may seem a bit harsh but I don’t make the rules. Can the use of human growth hormone and sex steroids help us delay this inevitability? Maybe.
After birth most living things are programmed to develop physically and sexually, to rise to [...]
Written on April 21, 2007 | Posted in
hormones