Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-5-2019

Publication Title

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Publisher

MDPI

Volume

16

Issue

18

First page number:

1

Last page number:

18

Abstract

Prescription testosterone sales in the United States have skyrocketed in the last two decades due to an aging population, direct-to-consumer advertising, and prescriber views of the benefits and risks to testosterone, among other factors. However, few studies have attempted to directly examine patient experiences on prescription testosterone therapy. The present exploratory study involved an online self-report survey of U.S. testosterone patients who were at least 21 years of age. The primary focus was on patient perspectives concerning motivations leading to the initiation of testosterone therapy and the perceived effects of treatment. Responses to open-ended questions drew upon a coding scheme incorporating both inductive and deductive approaches, influenced by the clinical, male life history theory, and behavioral endocrinology literature. Results indicated that the most frequent reasons men gave for taking prescription testosterone were low testosterone (37.1%), well-being (35.2%), energy (28.7%), libido (21.9%), and social energy (19.4%); older men claimed libido as a motivation for testosterone initiation more frequently than younger men (p...) (see full abstract in article).

Keywords

Prescription testosterone therapy; Hypogonadism; Low testosterone; Libido; Energy; Survey

Disciplines

Biological and Physical Anthropology

File Format

pdf

File Size

350 KB

Language

English

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