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.
All lab tests can be done through the mail in the privacy of your
own home, except blood tests, we send you to a lab to have your
blood drawn for these. After you pay for the test we mail you the
kit, the results take two weeks, the test results will be mailed
to us and we will call you to go over the results, its that easy!
All tests include the consultation for the report of findings.
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