Are testosterone boosters effective for older men?

To help answer these questions, Utrecht Medical Center researcher Marielle H. Emmelot-Vonk, MD, and colleagues gave testosterone supplements -- or inactive placebo -- to 237 healthy 60- to 80-year-old men. All of the men had low or low-normal testosterone levels. read more

Both men and women produce testosterone, but men make more. Women produce more estrogen than men. Testosterone makes male sex organs grow when boys are developing. read more

The promise of testosterone therapy may seem enticing, but there are a lot of misconceptions about what the treatment can and can't do for you. As you get older, testosterone therapy may sound like the ultimate anti-aging formula. Yet the health benefits of testosterone therapy for age-related decline in testosterone aren't as clear as they may seem. read more

Urologist Robert Davis of the University of Rochester, N.Y. offers testosterone supplements to men with low testosterone who complain of symptoms such as erectile dysfunction or low energy. He notes that oral testosterone supplements are not used in the U.S. read more