Over 30% of all hip fractures occur in men, and the fatality rate from these fractures is actually higher than in women.1 While aging women have long reaped the health benefits of maintaining optimal levels of important sex hormones like estrogen, until recently the medical community has neglected addressing declining testosterone levels in aging men that can result in bone frailty, loss of muscle mass, and decreased sex drive.

Numerous studies have reported an improvement in bone density attendant with treatment for suboptimal levels of testosterone. Independent research groups in the U.S. and Germany have concluded that hormone replacement therapy for testosterone-deficient men increases both trabecular and corticol bone mineral density of the spine, independent of age.2-4 For this reason, an analysis of testosterone levels in men provides crucial information about the status of bone health and the likelihood of developing osteoporosis.

The Male Hormone Profile measures testosterone activity over a 24-hour period for an accurate assessment of diurnal secretion patterns.

References:
1 Seeman E. Osteoporosis in men. Baillieres Clin Rheumatol 1997;11(3):613-629.
2 Leifke E, Korner HC, Link TM, Berhre HM, Peters PE, Nieschlag E. Effects of testosterone replacement therapy on cortical and trabecular bone mineral desnity, vertebral body area, and paraspinal muscle area in hypogonadal men. Eur J Endocrinol 1998;138(1):51-58.
3 Katznelson L, Finkelstein JS, Schoenfeld DA, Rosenthal DI, Anderson EJ, Klibanski A. Increase in bone desnity and lean body mass during testosterone administration in men with acquired hypogonadism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996;81(12):4358-4365.
4 Behre HM, Kliesch S, Leifke E, Link TM, Nieschlag E. Long term effect of testosterone therapy on bone mineral density in hpogonadal men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997;82(8):2386-2390.

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