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After Prostate Cancer Testosterone Therapy

Prostate problems will be faced by one out of three men in their lifetime (renalandurologynews.com). These problems include prostate enlargement and prostate cancer. Treatments for prostate cancer have come a long way in helping men survive the condition while still maintaining their manhood, but sometimes the condition is so severe that the prostate needs to be removed all together. When this occurs, testosterone therapy is now being used to replace the testosterone not being produced because of the lack of a working prostate.

  1. Successful Studies

    • Men who have to undergo a prostatectomy often develop depression, osteoporosis, decreased muscle mass and libido, according to WebMD. That's where testosterone therapy comes in. Long thought to reawaken dormant prostate cancer, testosterone therapy is now being studied more and more to help men suffereing from the lack of testosterone regain their manhood. A recent 13-month study concluded with all 57 men in the study successfully raising their testosterone levels without any indication of increased cancerous activity, according to Renal and Urology News.

    Average Effects

    • On average, testosterone levels rose from 255ng/dl to 459ng/dl, according to Renal and Urology News. While testosterone replacement therapy is not yet the norm at all institutions, it is well on its way of becoming the normal post-operative treatment of prostatectomy patients. For now, this procedure is the only path to successfully regain one's manhood after losing their prostate to cancer, but there are new therapies beginning to be looked at and studied with the hope of abolishing the after effects of prostatectomies.

    Also Used For

    • Testosterone replacement therapy is also used to replace the loss of testosterone in cases of chronic illness, kidney failure, liver cirrhosis, stress and alcoholism. Often the easiest way of diagnosing a testosterone deficiency is the lack of a sex drive and erectile dysfunction, but things like depression and difficulty concentrating are also clues to a lack of testosterone.

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