Testosterone, an androgen, does not only play a role in the development of male sexual characteristics but also has other beneficial effects on men’s health.
In the Journal of Andrology, several published articles suggested a link between androgen deficiencies and increased mortality in men.
Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) think that this is still a debatable issue because androgens allegedly cause prostate cancer in men.
BUSM researchers worked in collaboration with a research team from Lahey Clinic Northshore, Peabody, Massachusetts. They evaluated several of these articles linking androgen hormones and cardiovascular disease. They found that there indeed is a relationship between androgen deficiency and cardiovascular disease.
According to Dr. Abdulmaged M. Traish, lead author, professor of biochemistry and urology, and the director of Laboratories for Sexual Medicine, Institute for Sexual Medicine at BUSM, the relationship could suggest androgen replacement therapy as a possible treatment to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease in hypogonadal men. However, careful monitoring must be done to ensure prevention of prostate cancer.
Traish added that further clinical trials, which are long-termed, large, double blind, randomized and placebo controlled must be conducted to further establish and prove the efficiency of androgen in decreasing incidence of cardiovascular disease in men.
From new Kerala:
The deficiency of steroid hormones called androgens, such as testosterone, may be behind cardiovascular disease, according to a study.
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