More men treated for low T, some without evidence

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More men treated for low T, some without evidence

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The proportion of middle-aged American men being treated for low testosterone more than tripled over the last decade, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed health insurance claims for more than 10 million men aged 40 and over and found that by 2011, almost 3 percent were taking so-called androgen replacement therapy. But not all of those men had undergone a blood test to see if they really needed the extra testosterone, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine. ...

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