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by Dr. Randy Smith of Antiaging Atlanta

Testosterone Replacement Therapy TRT Improves Bone Density in Aging Males with LOH and Osteopenia and Osteoporosis

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2017 Sep;20(3):139-145. doi: 10.1080/13685538.2017.1303829. Epub 2017 Mar 28.

Effects of testosterone replacement therapy on hypogonadal men with osteopenia or osteoporosis: a subanalysis of a prospective randomized controlled study in Japan (EARTH study).

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

We investigated the effects of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) on bone mineral density (BMD) among hypogonadal men with osteopenia/osteoporosis.

METHODS:

From our previous EARTH study population, 74 patients with a clinical diagnosis of osteopenia or osteoporosis and hypogonadism were included in this study, as the TRT (n = 35) and control (n = 34) groups. The TRT group was administered 250 mg of testosterone enanthate injection every 4 weeks for 12 months. The BMD, waist circumference, body mass index, body fat percentage, and muscle volume were measured at baseline and at 12 months. Blood biochemical data, including total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, hemoglobin A1c, and adiponectin values were also evaluated.

RESULTS:

At the 12-month visit, BMD significantly increased in both groups. However, comparisons on changes of parameter values from baseline to the 12-month visit between the TRT and control groups were significantly different in BMD (5.0 ± 5.0 vs. 3.0 ± 3.2; p = .0434) and in adiponectin value (-0.90 ± 3.33 vs. 0.10 ± 2.04; p = .0192). There were no significant changes in other parameters.

CONCLUSIONS:

TRT for 12 months could improve BMD with a decrease in adiponectin levels among hypogonadal men with osteopenia/osteoporosis.

KEYWORDS:

Late-onset hypogonadism; bone mineral density; osteopenia; testosterone replacement therapy

PMID:
28347184
DOI:
10.1080/13685538.2017.1303829
 

     
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