Men with low testosterone levels should not worry that hormone replacement therapy will cause prostate cancer in them: in their case, fears are greatly exaggerated, according to Pannochka, an Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old.. net This is the conclusion reached by employees of the Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center in New York, after analyzing 230 thousand medical records of white men from Sweden, 1.4 thousand of whom received hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with testosterone.

This data was released at the meeting of the American Urological Association in San Diego..

The authors state that in men with initially low testosterone, treatment with this hormone for more than 1 year not only does not increase the risk of prostate cancer in general, but also reduces the likelihood of an aggressive form of the disease by 50%.

“Based on our findings, doctors should rethink their approach to treating hypogonadal men.. While risk factors such as age, race and inheritance remain important, testosterone therapy should not be on this list, ”said study leader Stacy Loeb, urologist at NYU Langone Medical Center..

“The fears are largely due to the use of testosterone antagonist drugs to treat prostate cancer.. But that's a completely different story. If we correctly prescribe HRT to a man with low testosterone, then it will improve his sex life and mood, nothing more, ”added Loeb.

Fears of fear, and testosterone replacement therapy has become very popular in America over the past 20 years.. Low T pill sales have tripled since 2001, and more than 2% of Americans over 40 and 4% over 60 are now taking testosterone regularly..

In the course of the last work, scientists compared a group of 38.6 thousand men with prostate cancer and 192.8 thousand men without this disease, of which 1378 people were treated with testosterone for a long time..

The analysis showed a slight increase in the risk (35%) of prostate cancer soon after the start of therapy, but this only concerned low-aggressive cancer..

On the other hand, the likelihood of early detection of the disease and successful treatment was significantly higher than in the general population.. Highly aggressive cancer in men who received testosterone occurred almost 50% less often.

“In general, men who receive replacement therapy help maintain healthy testosterone levels are not at risk.. If the testosterone level is below 350 ng / dl and the symptoms are appropriate, we recommend discussing hormone replacement therapy with your doctor, ”concluded Dr. Loeb..

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