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Low Testosterone Drugs Are Associated with High Risk

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By Stephen Leshner of Stephen I. Leshner PC on Tuesday, December 17, 2013.

You can’t watch a football or basketball game on TV without being bombarded with advertisements for drugs to treat “low-T”, or low testosterone levels for men.  The ads warn of many risks, such as enlarged prostate and prostate cancer, and as well as many other potential problems.  However, this is a billion dollar industry, with more than 5.3 million prescriptions being written for men in the United States each year.  It is estimated that nearly 3 percent of all U.S. men over the age of 40 use the drugs.

On November 6, 2013, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported that “a recent randomized clinical trial of testosterone therapy in men with a high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases was stopped prematurely due to adverse cardiovascular events raising concerns about testosterone therapy safety.”  Researchers at the University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas reviewed records from more than 8,700 men with low testosterone levels who underwent coronary angiography in the Veterans Affairs system between 2005 and 2011.  Of the nearly 7,500 men who did not get extra testosterone, about 1 in 5 (20%) had adverse cardiovascular outcomes, including stroke, heart attack or death.  Of the nearly 1,200 men who received testosterone, the adverse cardiovascular outcomes were about 1 in 4 (25%), an increase over those who did not received testosterone therapy by 30%.  Alarmingly, the men who started the study with clear, unobstructed coronary arteries, and who took testosterone, were just as likely to have a heart attack, stroke or die as the men who entered the study with established coronary artery disease.  The researchers concluded that taking testosterone came with an increased risk of cardiovascular problems.

If you or someone close to you has suffered a permanent, catastrophic injury as result of taking any drug, please call Phoenix Arizona accident injury product liability lawyer Stephen I. Leshner for a free consultation.