Older men less likely to die over one year when using testosterone gel (0.76% vs 1.78%)

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Men over the age of 65 given testosterone gel were less likely to die during the next year compared to men who were given a placebo according to a new study.

0.76 percent of men (3 out of 394) given testosterone died during the one year study compared to 1.78% of those (7 out of 394) given placebo.

Reference

Snyder PJ, Bhasin S, Cunningham GR, Matsumoto AM, Stephens-Shields AJ, Cauley JA, Gill TM, Barrett-Connor E, Swerdloff RS, Wang C, Ensrud KE, Lewis CE, Farrar JT, Cella D, Rosen RC, Pahor M, Crandall JP, Molitch ME, Cifelli D, Dougar D, Fluharty L, Resnick SM, Storer TW, Anton S, Basaria S, Diem SJ, Hou X, Mohler ERr, Parsons JK, Wenger NK, Zeldow B, Landis JR, and Ellenberg SS. Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men. N Engl J Med, 2016 Feb 18; 374(7): 611-624.

The paper is posted here.

Author’s Contact Info

Peter J. Snyder, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Translational Research Center, 12-135
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5160 USA
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