Men's Brains Benefit from Testosterone Boost
Health Media Ltd

March 27, 2001

Researchers at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital have shown that giving men testosterone-replacement therapy improves blood flow to the brain and makes them feel better.
Dr Moulik and his team began their work with a 28-year-old patient with low testosterone levels. After assessing the patient's quality of life using a psychological evaluation, the scientists took a scan measuring the amount of blood flow to the brain.
After administering testosterone therapy to the man for three months, the researchers found that not only had his quality of life substantially improved, but blood flow to the brain had also measurably increased. In certain areas of the brain, the blood flow had increased nearly four-fold.
The scientists then studied two other men also suffering from psychological problems and low testosterone. The results were the same - testosterone-replacement therapy significantly improved the men's quality of life.
Dr Moulik said, "This is a pilot study, and more work is ongoing to confirm these findings and study them in greater detail. If confirmed, our findings could have significant implications for the treatment of men who have low testosterone levels."
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