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Biotech / Medical : Apricus Biosciences
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To: phoenix_rising who wrote (1621)1/11/2016 9:10:23 AM
From: eico20   of 2026
 
Fis. says it preserves bone density, as an estrogen blocker that could be a concern since estrogen is needed in men to preserve bone density, TRT seems to preserve bone density but likely due to the conversion of T. to estrogen in small amounts.

Causes of Male Osteoporosis: Testosterone Deficiency The most common cause of male osteoporosis is testosterone deficiency, says Mystkowski. "There's a clear consensus that when you're evaluating men with osteoporosis, you always evaluate for testosterone deficiency," he says.

For low-testosterone men, doctors may advise testosterone replacement to build bone mass. The dilemma is that science hasn't yet shown how much of the bone-building benefit is a direct testosterone effect -- or the result of turning testosterone into estrogen. "Probably the bulk of the benefit is the testosterone," Mystkowski says, "but it's important not to minimize the role of testosterone to estrogen conversion."

Men also need a small amount of estrogen, says Mystkowski. Estrogen preserves bone density -- in both men and women. In fact, all men normally convert testosterone to estrogen to build bone mass.
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