Fatigued? Libido fading? Muscle wasting away? You’re the perfect candidate for testosterone therapy, at least according to those seductive TV commercials. There’s certainly an ample market, with more than 1 in 3 men older than 45 suffering from a deficiency in the hormone responsible for masculine characteristics. But is low T therapy really a fountain of youth? Who really benefits from it? And is it safe? In this episode, we talk to a urologist about what’s often called the male menopause and when replacement therapy is the appropriate response. 

Expert: Dr. Nathan Starke, Urologist 

Interviewer: Todd Ackerman 

Notable topics covered: 

• Does too much testosterone really cause “roid rage?” 
• Is declining testosterone inevitable? What are normal levels? 
• Natural ways to boost your testosterone 
• The symptoms that warrant going in for a blood test  
• Why testosterone use tripled in the century’s first decade 
• Types of prescription testosterone: injections, gels, patches and, now, pills 
• Have concerns about heart side effects been debunked? 
• The connection between testosterone and prostate cancer 
• Testosterone’s little-known precipitous drop: impending fatherhood 
• The causes of low testosterone 
• The difference between testosterone therapy and performance-enhancing steroids 

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