Welcome to the Men's Health Knowledge Centre
As a disease topic Men's Health covers a broad set of issues affecting men of all ages. Some of the issues requiring greater focus and more thorough dissemination of information amongst the healthcare community, are those that have the potential to go undetected in the early stages. These include, hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction.
Early detection and more regular health checks of these diseases, not only improve prognosis and efficacy of treatment outcomes, but also quality of life.
- Testosterone improves functional performance in elderly men with chronic heart failure
Effect of long-acting testosterone treatment on functional exercise capacity, skeletal muscle performance, insulin resistance, and baroreflex sensitivity in elderly patients with chronic heart failure.
- Testosterone reduces visceral fat and increases muscle mass in non-obese men aged ≥55 years
Testosterone therapy prevents gain in visceral adipose tissue and loss of skeletal muscle in nonobese aging men. Allan CA, Strauss BJG, Burger HG, Forbes EA, McLachlan RI. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008;93(1):139-146
- Testogel reduces fat and improves body composition and quality of life scores
Testosterone therapy improves body composition and quality of life in men with late-onset hypogonadism: A large, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Bouloux P-M, Kelly J, Hiemeyer F. The Aging Male 2008; 11(1):1-41.