News related to Delatestryl (Testosterone) and/or conditions it is approved for
Postmenopausal Women With Higher Testosterone Levels May Have Increased Health Risks
Source: Endocrinology News From Medical News Today [2009.11.04]
Postmenopausal women who have higher testosterone levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome compared to women with lower testosterone levels, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). This new information is an important step, say researchers, in understanding the role that hormones play in women's health.
$45 Million NIH-Supported Trial To Study Testosterone Therapy In Older Men
Source: Endocrinology News From Medical News Today [2009.11.04]
Penn Medicine will lead a new national $45 million clinical trial to test whether testosterone therapy can favorably affect certain conditions affecting older men. Low serum testosterone may contribute to a number of problems affecting older men, including decreased ability to walk, loss of muscle mass and strength, decreased vitality, decreased sexual function, impaired cognition, cardiovascular disease and anemia.
Placental Precursor Stem Cells Require Testosterone-Free Environment To Survive
Source: Endocrinology News From Medical News Today [2009.10.31]
Trophoblast stem cells (TSCs), cells found in the layer of peripheral embryonic stem cells from which the placenta is formed, are thought to exhibit "immune privilege" that aids cell survivability and is potentially beneficial for cell and gene therapies. Further, the survivability of TSCs has been thought to require the presence of ovarian hormones. However, none of these assumptions has ever been verified.
Testosterone Therapy May Help Men With Heart Failure
Source: MedicineNet Insulin Resistance Specialty [2009.08.25]
Title: Testosterone Therapy May Help Men With Heart Failure
Category: Health News
Created: 8/24/2009 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2009
Testosterone Injections Offer Hope for Male Contraceptive
Source: MedicineNet Vasectomy Specialty [2009.05.06]
Title: Testosterone Injections Offer Hope for Male Contraceptive
Category: Health News
Created: 5/6/2009 8:55:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/6/2009
Women's Testosterone Patch May Not Work
Source: MedicineNet Acne Specialty [2009.03.03]
Title: Women's Testosterone Patch May Not Work
Category: Health News
Created: 3/3/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/3/2009
Key To Social Behavior Is Hormone That Affects Finger Length
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2009.11.05]
The hormones, called androgens, are important in the development of masculine characteristics such as aggression and strength. It is also thought that prenatal androgens affect finger length during development in the womb. High levels of androgens, such as testosterone, increase the length of the fourth finger in comparison to the second finger.
46, XY Female With Cloacal Exstrophy And Masculinization At Puberty
Source: Endocrinology News From Medical News Today [2009.11.01]
UroToday.com - Management of patients with 46, XY cloacal exstrophy is becoming more controversial as long-term studies suggest that prenatal testosterone exposure may imprint the brains of these children prior to puberty, and contributes to male sexual identity.
Birth control pill could cause long-term sexual problems
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Gynecology
New research indicates birth control pill could cause long-term problems with testosterone hormone levels.
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