Could testosterone therapy in men reduce age-related weight gain?
October 11th, 2007
Data from recent trials has raised the possibility that testosterone therapy could reduce the effects of ageing in men.
Some of the most significant markers of ageing in men over 40, including changes in body composition and increased cardiovascular risk, could be affected by the therapy, which is used to treat another key side-effect of ageing – decline in serum testosterone.
Whilst there has not been much investigation into the relationship between testosterone therapy and it’s effect on fat mass, androgens are known to be important determinants of body composition, so is it acceptable to guess that men with greater body fat could benefit the most. It has also been questioned whether testosterone therapy will have a positive effect on metabolic and cardiovascular risk.
