Testosterone Therapy in
Men - Sexual Desire & Performance
John E. Morley, M.B., B.Ch.
Symposium Article
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Since Homeopathic HGH and IGF1 encourages
the glands to produce their own testosterone, then testosterone replacement
treatment is less likely to be needed when one takes Always Young Plus
with Homeopathic HGH, IGF1 and IGF2.
Testosterone
replacement, given at the time of male andropause, or "viropause," has
shown many positive results. Data shows increases in strength, memory,
hematocrit, and libido. In addition to the research data, clinical experience
has shown that testosterone in replacement
dosage clearly improves quality of life and function in middle-aged and
older men.
Clinical
and epidemiologic studies, along with basic scientific research, have shown
a trend toward androgen deficiency in aging males. The focus of the clinical
investigations described here is to determine whether testosterone deficiency
is a physiologic cause of the aging process and whether testosterone replacement
might prevent or ameliorate a decline in quality of life associated with
age-related decline in physical and psychological functioning.
The physiologic aspects of aging are
presented in the myth of Tithonus, the lover of Aurora, goddess of dawn.
Aurora loved Tithonus so much that she asked her father, Zeus, to grant
him eternal life. Unfortunately she forgot to request eternal youth for
her lover, who began to experience the failure of his libido at approximately
age 50 years and at age 60 to 70 years was somewhat impotent. By the age
of 80 years, Tithonus had lost much of his muscle strength, and by the
time he turned 90, he walked around stooped, because his bone was disappearing
and he had some kyphosis.
By
the time he reached 100 years, he had developed some age-related cognitive
dysfunction, which was shown in the myth by the fact that he babbled incessantly.
At this stage, love's sweet bloom had wilted, and Aurora just wanted to
be rid of him. But Tithonus was immortal. Since she could not make him
disappear, Aurora changed him into a cicada instead. Thus, the chirping
of a cicada is  actually
the incessant babbling of a senile old man.
Many
of the changes cited in this myth are associated with declining testosterone
production. They include age-related disturbances in memory, muscle mass,
and strength. Clearly, loss of libido and impotence are testosterone effects,
and osteopenia may be another. There is evidence to suggest that disturbances
in balance and declines in maximal oxygen uptake capacity (VO2max) also
relate to declines in testosterone levels, although these effects have
been understudied. Changes in food intake may also be effects of testosterone
loss.
Today
scientists are looking for hormonal substances that will rejuvenate human
beings and allow them to live longer. Can this be done with testosterone?
Probably not, but the full range of its potential may be under appreciated.
Twenty years of clinical experience and current research findings provide
a convincing argument that testosterone replacement has a role to play
in improving the quality of life in older men.
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