Low testosterone tied to frailty in older men

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Older men with relatively low testosterone levels may be at greater risk of frailty than those with higher levels of the hormone, new research suggests.

In a study of more than 3,600 Australian men age 70 and older, researchers found that those with lower-than-average testosterone levels were more likely to be frail or to develop frailty over the next several years.

The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, add to evidence connecting testosterone loss to health problems in older men. But the question of what, if anything, to do about it remains open.

"It's too early to recommend testosterone therapy at this stage," lead researcher Zoe Hyde, of the University of Western Australia in Perth, told Reuters Health in an email.

No, it's not. See here.

Testosterone helps men maintain their bone density, muscle mass and strength, and red blood cell production.

Not completely true.

It also does so for women, too. See here.

In fact, the benefits of anabolic steroids for women have been known for almost 3/4 of a century.

I am still absolutely committed to fitness as the only real preventive medicine.

The problem is that with aging, fitness efforts are stymied from hormonal decline.

If you are 40 years of age or older, to get the most from a fitness program, reverse or prevent some illnesses and maintain independence into an older age, consider taking anabolic steroids.

Full disclosure: I do not take steroids because I either have no indication or I have an absolute or relative contraindication. Likewise, I would not prescribe anabolics to a patient of mine if he or she had no indication or an absolute or relative contraindication