What is Low T?
Increasingly, men are opting to use testosterone therapy to treat erectile dysfunction, fatigue, and loss of sex drive, which are all typical symptoms of low testosterone (also referred to as “Low T”). Even as pharmaceutical companies make record profits, these testosterone medications are being linked to troubling side effects. Many men have filed lawsuits after experiencing blood clots, strokes, and heart attacks.
Testosterone therapy is prescribed most often to treat male hypogonadism (“Low T”), a condition that occurs when the body does not create enough hormones because of issues with the testicles or pituitary gland. There are several prescription medications that are used to treat hypogonadism. These medications have been found to do more than treat Low T; they contribute to heart failure.
Since 2000, there have been more than 1 million men tested for low testosterone. Half a million have begun treatment with hormone replacement therapy. Four times as many men are treated with this therapy than were treated in 2000. In 2011, almost one in 25 men in their 60s was being treated with testosterone.
It is estimated that testosterone treatment sales may reach $5 billion by the year 2017. Currently, almost $2 billion is spent on testosterone each year.