Testosterone and Reduced Mortality

[kelkel]

See attached:

In Older Men an Optimal Plasma Testosterone Is Associated With Reduced All-Cause Mortality and Higher Dihydrotestosterone With Reduced Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality, While Estradiol Levels Do Not Predict Mortality

Note the DHT comment.

[Java Man]

Interesting. This is very recent, too.

[kelkel]

Another shameless bump.

[LowT Mike]

Hey!! Good Bump though.

[ctenosaura]

Okay I guess I'm going to look stupid because I don't fully understand the definition of a few key words, but in a nut shell, is the article saying men with higher T die sooner or later? And what is ischemic? Thanks for your patients with me

[kelkel]

Ischemic refers to blood flow issues.
We all die!

[ctenosaura]

Ischemic refers to blood flow issues.
We all die!

Lol! This is true. So does the article say those men on T were living longer? It seemed like the test group of men were older like in their mid 70s and 80s.

[dreadnok89]

Dht is king

[phaedo]

Good post kelkel!

...Optimal androgen levels are a biomarker for survival because older men with midrange levels of T and DHT had the lowest death rates from any cause...

Yet more good evidence to explain why raising serum testosterone levels into the supraphysiological range should be avoided.

[ctenosaura]

So would you say if the so called normal range according to Labcor is 348 – 1197, and you are always in the 1000 to 1100 range, would you consider your levels supraphysiological? Or should one drop dosage for lower levels? Kel? Low T?

[kelkel]

Dht is king

To a point, yes.

[dreadnok89]

So would you say if the so called normal range according t?o Labcor is 348 – 1197, and you are always in the 1000 to 1100 range, would you consider your levels supraphysiological? Or should one drop dosage for lower levels? Kel? Low T?

Ranges are for insurance reasons . Find a number that's good for you!

[ctenosaura]

Well, I feel great, strong, and virile, at 1000 T (estradiol good at this range too)......but now not sure now if this is safe for the long term

[dreadnok89]

Well, I feel great, strong, and virile, at 1000 T (estradiol good at this range too)......but now not sure now if this is safe for the long term

Even if you used that scale they have your normal range.

[kelkel]

So would you say if the so called normal range according to Labcor is 348 – 1197, and you are always in the 1000 to 1100 range, would you consider your levels supraphysiological? Or should one drop dosage for lower levels? Kel? Low T?

If the rest of your BW is consistently good, you feel good and you're not always taking remedial action then your GTG imho.