Sexual problems? It's probably not low testosterone

Sexual problems? It's probably not low testosterone: "NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you believe the ads from drugmakers such as Solvay Pharmaceuticals, you might well think that getting a testosterone prescription is the key to save a faltering sex life in middle age.

"We need a lot less testosterone for sexual function than people used to think," said Marberger, whose findings appear in the British Journal of Urology International. "Obesity impacts sexual function much more."

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High exposure to BPA linked to low sperm count (AP)

High exposure to BPA linked to low sperm count
(AP): "AP - Chinese factory workers exposed to high levels of the plastics chemical BPA had low sperm counts, according to the first human study to tie it to poor semen quality."
Steven Hentges of the American Chemistry Council, an industry group, said the study in China "is of limited relevance" to U.S. consumers, who typically are exposed to very low BPA levels that pose no health threat.

First-time dads' age tied to kids' schizophrenia risk

First-time dads' age tied to kids' schizophrenia risk: "NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who are relatively older at their first child's birth may be more likely than younger first-time dads to have a child who eventually develops schizophrenia, hint results of a large Danish study.

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Stunting tall men tied to lower testosterone

Stunting tall men tied to lower testosterone: "NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being tall may not seem like a big problem to most teen boys, but in Europe a few still choose to have their growth stunted by hormone injections.

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PSA Test Reduces Risk of Spread if Prostate Cancer Strikes (HealthDay)

PSA Test Reduces Risk of Spread if Prostate Cancer Strikes
(HealthDay): "HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Having a prostate-specific
antigen (PSA) test to screen for prostate cancer reduces the risk that if
cancer develops it will spread to other parts of the body, new research
indicates."

This article is saying that simply having a PSA test is a way of reducing the risk of prostate cancer spreading.
I assume that the author does not really believe that at all.

Low testosterone a problem in cancer: study

Low testosterone a problem in cancer: study: "NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Aging men with cancer may be more plagued by low levels of testosterone than their tumor-free peers, U.S. researchers said Monday.

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Aspirin may boost prostate cancer treatment: study

Aspirin may boost prostate cancer treatment: study: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cheap, easy-to-take aspirin tablets may help men being treated for prostate cancer live longer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

Those who took the drugs had a 4 percent risk of dying from prostate cancer after 10 years, compared to 10 percent for men who did not take anticoagulants.

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