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Testosterone Gel for Men with Diabetes and Low Libido

Last Updated (Sunday, 22 June 2008 21:01) Thursday, 19 June 2008 19:45

Testosterone gel benefits some men with diabetes

A gel applied to the skin as testosterone replacement therapy is showing signs of helping men with low libido and type 2 diabetes and/or the metabolic syndrome in "their response to insulin and their sexual function," according to Megan Rauscherof Reuters Health. In a study presented by Dr. T. Hugh Jones to the annual Endocrine Society meeting in San Francisco, among other promising results, it was found that "testosterone therapy also led to a significant improvement in the score on a standard assessment of erectile function after 6 and 12 months."

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