Testosterone for Life: Recharge Your Vitality, Sex Drive, Muscle Mass, and Overall Health Author: Visit Amazon's Abraham Morgentaler Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0071494804 | Format: EPUB
Testosterone for Life: Recharge Your Vitality, Sex Drive, Muscle Mass, and Overall Health Description
About the Author
Abraham Morgentaler, M.D., is an Associate Clinical Professor of Urology at Harvard Medical School, and is the founder of Men’s Health Boston, a center focusing on sexual and reproductive health for men. He is the author of a number of popular books including The Male Body and The Viagra Myth.
- Paperback: 216 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (October 27, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0071494804
- ISBN-13: 978-0071494809
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I think "Testosterone for Life" is the best book on this subject for laypeople seeking diagnosis and treatment. Clearly written and plain spoken, it's easy to overlook the fact that Dr. Morgenthaler is in fact a clinical professor involved in research as well as a practicing Urologist.
"Testosterone For Life" will give you succinct treatment advice and guidance that will help you get on the most optimal path of hormome therapy if you suffer from testosterone deficiency. If you only read one book on this subject - this is the one.
I've suffered from testosterone deficiency for four years, and have been through a variety of Physicians and treatments. Through trial and error, I was underdiagnosed and undertreated for the first two years of treatment. My current Physician's treatment plans and ongoing test assessments completely coincides with Dr. Morgenthaler recommendations. I feel pretty good now.
It took me two years to figure out how to understand my lab assessments, treatment plan options and how to discuss them with my Physician. You can figure it out in one day if you get this book!
What's important about this book for those seeking treatment, is the chapter on the measurement and assessment of testosterone levels. To summarize, many Physicians measure, diagnose and treat testosterone deficiency on the sole basis of one's "Total Testosterone" level. In practice, the measure of "Freely Available Testosterone" is also important in establishing an effective treatment plan and level of medication. This chapter alone is worth the price of the book.
The rest of the book is excellent as well. As mentioned by other reviewers, the chapters discussing hormone therapy and prostate cancer are thoughtful and present hormone therapy in a new light.
Not just for men. Though low testosterone directly affects men more often than it affects women - and this book is directed primarily at men who suffer or who think they may suffer from low testosterone - the women in men's lives also benefit from reading this book.
Young men (men under 40, especially men 30 and under), rarely have problems with low testosterone.
However, by the time a man reaches 40, some men will have low total testosterone or low bioavailable testosterone.
Between 40 and 49, nearly 10 percent of men will have low total testosterone or low bioavailable testosterone.
Between age 50 and 59, nearly 30 percent of men low total testosterone or low bioavailable testosterone.
Between ages 60 to 69, that percentage increases to more than 40 percent.
The percentage increases even more over the age of 70.
Low testosterone (Low T) can lead to both physical and sexual effects. Low T can contribute to prostate difficulties, increased risk of prostate cancer, Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), which is a risk factor for heart disease, heart attacks and stroke); the weakening of bone and muscle mass in men, increased adipose (fat) tissue in men.
Men who are significantly overweight and who have fatty 'male breasts' often suffer from a lack of testosterone, as the increased weight caused some of their testosterone to the hormone estradiol, which causes an increase in breast size.
Men with Low T often have less interest in sex, even if they love their partner, and find their partner attractive. The author cites one patient whom his friends said was lucky because he had such an attractive wife, yet this patient did not want to do anything sexual with her, or with anyone.
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