Life Extension Foundation Position on Testosterone Therapy Validated by Expert at Harvard Medical

Oct. 27, 2008 - PRLog -- Ft. Lauderdale, FL- The Life Extension Foundation, a leader in anti-aging research, has advocated the use of natural testosterone therapy for aging men since 1997. Now, after nearly 12 years, a new book by a Harvard Medical School expert validates that position.

An exclusive excerpt from the newly published book, Testosterone for Life, by Harvard Medical School’s resident expert, Abraham Morgentaler, MD, FACS, (http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/directory/researchers/abraham-morgentaler)
appears in the December issue of Life Extension Magazine. That excerpt cites the following conclusions:

“Low blood levels of testosterone do not protect against prostate cancer and, indeed, may increase the risk. High blood levels of testosterone do not increase the risk of prostate cancer. Treatment with testosterone does not increase the risk of prostate cancer, even among men who are already at high risk for it.”

Fear of prostate cancer has been the leading reason why most physicians do not routinely prescribe testosterone replacement therapy to aging men. Life Extension analysis of the scientific literature long ago dispelled the assertion that testosterone causes prostate cancer, but the medical establishment refused to pay attention.

Testosterone for Life validates the long-held Life Extension position that there is no connection between testosterone therapy for aging men and prostate cancer. This book also helps confirm Life Extension’s position that low testosterone contributes to degenerative diseases of aging such as chronic inflammation, neurologic decline, diabetes and atherosclerosis.

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The Life Extension Foundation has been on the cutting-edge of anti-aging research and disease prevention since its inception in 1980. It was first to report that low-dose daily aspirin can help prevent heart attacks, that CoQ10 supports heart health and melatonin supports immune function. The Foundation conveys this cutting-edge information to medical professionals through the monthly Life Extension Magazine. For more info, please go to http://www.lifeextension.com