Having trouble viewing this email? View the online version. Unsubscribe.
SexHealthMatters logo
email-top-stripe
Study: Testosterone Therapy Might Slow Diabetes Progress

Both prediabetes and low testosterone levels can increase a man's risk for developing type 2 diabetes. However, undergoing testosterone therapy might help, according to a recent Diabetes Care study.

Prediabetes is diagnosed when a person's blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes.

For eight years, researchers followed the progress of 316 men. At the start of the study, all of the men had both prediabetes and low testosterone (also called hypogonadism).  

Two hundred twenty-nine men underwent testosterone therapy, but the rest did not. The researchers monitored the men's health status regularly. 

By the end of the study, 90% of the men who had taken testosterone had normal blood sugar levels again.  However, 40% of the men in the untreated group had developed type 2 diabetes. 

To learn more about prediabetes, low testosterone, and the study, please click here. 

Peyronie's Disease: Injection Therapies Compared

Men with Peyronie's disease have several treatment options available, depending on the severity of their condition.

Peyronie's disease is marked by plaques that form on the penis, just below the skin's surface. These areas of hardened scar tissue make the penis less flexible and cause it to bend. 

For some men, intralesional injections - medicine delivered directly into the plaques - is the most appropriate treatment choice.  Several different drugs can be used for this purpose. 

In a new Journal of Sexual Medicine review, experts analyzed the effectiveness of four intralesional injection drugs: Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH), hyaluronic acid, verapamil, and interferon α-2b.

Which drug worked best? The answer may depend on the patient's treatment priorities, the authors said.

Here's what they discovered. 

Did You Know?

Gynecologic Cancer Affects Couples

Up to 90% of women with gynecologic cancer might experience sexual difficulties to some degree, according to a recent report in the International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Such problems can be troublesome for partners, too. 

“Cancer is in fact a ‘relationship disease’; whether in a heterosexual or homosexual relationship, a patient never has cancer alone,” the authors write. 

What can couples do? See some suggestions here.

How Reliable are Product Reviews?

When shopping online - for sex health products or general merchandise - do you consider product reviews before making a purchase? 

Many of us do. But how can you tell if those reviews are trustworthy? 

Websites like ReviewMeta and Fakespot can help.

Here's how they work.

You are receiving this newsletter because you are subscribed to our mailing list.
If you would rather not receive emails like this in the future you can unsubscribe.

Sexhealthmatters.org | Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Inc.
14305 Southcross Drive, Suite 100, Burnsville, MN 55306

healthcommunities.com