There was a piece on the CBS Evening News about the increased usage of testosterone replacement therapy in older men and its association with the similar unintended consequences of estrogen replacement therapy....increased risk of cancer. The urologist who prescribes testosterone said that there are "problems" associated with both not taking testosterone and taking it. Unfortunately, the journalist interviewing her failed to pin her down on the consequences to men if they don't take the hormone. It really would have been interesting to have seen if she would have admitted that the problems associated with a decreased production of testosterone in older men are often a decreased libido, lethargy and, sometimes, difficulty with erections....all, non-life threatening consequences.
What is particularly troublesome is that men are not offered the choice of natural testosterone replacement. We women know about black and blue cohosh as alternative choices, but men aren't told about the need to include anti-oxidants in their diets as well as taking specialized supplements to support their adrenals that produce DHEA, which is converted to testosterone.
Our fast-food and fast-paced, convenient-food eating style is a major cause of our body's decreased production of all hormones. Eventually, the body is going to rebel against what I call, "The Convenience Diet," and those eating this way will have to decide what price they are willing to pay.
I do understand that it is often difficult to get men to admit that they aren't, "all powerful," but I can only hope that we women can subtly steer our men into the direction of accepting and being enthusiastic about changing their thinking into wellness from denial.
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