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Hormones now men's issue: Testosterone may pose risks, but many like results.
Byline: Judy Peres
CHICAGO _ Now that science has concluded that the long-term risks of hormone replacement outweigh the benefits for postmenopausal women, men may get their day.
A task force led by the prestigious Institute of Medicine and supported by the National Institute on Aging will evaluate the feasibility of conducting clinical trials of testosterone replacement in older men.
The idea of convening a panel of experts arose in part because of growing concern that men are taking testosterone supplements to boost their energy and libido, despite the absence of solid evidence of the risks and benefits.
"Many, many older men are starting to use testosterone," said Dr. Mitchell Harman, director of the Kronos Longevity Research Institute in Phoenix. "But we don't know anything worth knowing about testosterone in healthy, aging men."
Boston marketing executive Bob Mattioli knows this much: He feels terrific since he started taking testosterone and wouldn't want to give it up.
Mattioli, 54, has been on hormone replacement since 1999, when he noticed that his energy was flagging, he felt stressed out, and he found it difficult to get interested in sex. The drug made a huge difference in his life.
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