Benefits of Testosterone Treatment Unknown

Rochester, Minn - Benefits of Testosterone Treatment Unknown, Research Shows:
"Little research exists demonstrating that testosterone is both safe from the cardiovascular standpoint and effective to treat sexual dysfunction, reveal Mayo Clinic researchers in two new studies.

In articles published in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, physicians call for large studies to help clinicians and patients make informed decisions about when testosterone should be prescribed.

'One of the initial surprises is how limited the research evidence is regarding whether testosterone is an effective treatment for sexual dysfunction while being safe from the cardiovascular disease standpoint,' says Victor Montori, M.D., lead researcher for Mayo Clinic's Knowledge and Encounter Research Unit, and an author of the two studies in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 'There is no way for physicians to be certain when prescribing testosterone that, on average, it's doing more good than harm.'
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