"Natural" supplements caused cancer in 2 men: study

Make your penis bigger by giving it cancer. What a thought!

"Two men seeking to boost sexual performance and grow bigger muscles instead ended up with advanced prostate cancer after taking "herbal" supplements, U.S. doctors reported on Tuesday."

Okay, so their aim was off and they hit the prostate. Now it is simply a matter of fine-tuning.

"They said many supplements marketed as "safe" and "natural" could contain unknown and potentially dangerous ingredients, and noted that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has little authority to regulate them."

Just like prescription drugs, at least as far as the potential dangers go.

"Roehrborn's team became concerned about what they call herbal/hormonal dietary supplements, or HHDSs, after two men developed aggressive and incurable prostate cancer within months of taking the same supplement.

They analyzed the product, which they did not name for legal reasons, and found it contained two hormones -- testosterone and estradiol. When they tested it on tumor cells in the lab, they found it fueled the growth of prostate cancer cells more potently than testosterone alone, they reported in the journal Clinical Cancer Research."

None of this stuff, prescription or OTC (over the counter), should be taken needlessly.

Unless you don't really care about your health.

Then, fulfill your death wish.

"The patients, a 67-year-old white man and a 51-year-old black man, have both survived but have extensive cancer that has spread throughout their bodies."

Hey, they're only "natural." right? Supplements, that is. How could they cause harm?

BTW, fit people tend to do better in the erections department, i.e., lesser incidence of ED, than unfit people.

However, if you were hoping for an encounter with the Swedish Bikini Team, then maybe your RD (Reptile Dysfunction = your lizard doesn't work) will save you from disappointment.