Dr. Neal Rouzier Reacts To “Testosterone And Cardiovascular Risk”
Media Pushes Lawsuits
Recently there has been a flood of television advertisements for legal firms encouraging testosterone patients to pursue legal action. The primary focus targets testosterone therapy patients who claim cardiovascular complications, particularly myocardial infarction, which is more commonly known as a heart attack.
Targeting Pharmaceutical Companies
Law firms are encouraging patients to sue pharmaceutical companies and receive the compensation they deserve. This is based on a recent single study, known as the PLOS study, which has associated testosterone replacement therapy with increased risk of myocardial infarction.
Leading Doctor Differentiates Synthetic vs. Bio-Identical Hormones
Dr. Neal Rouzier, a leading expert in hormone replacement therapy and age management medicine decided to respond to the latest criticism based on this single study.
Dr. Rouzier states is that all of the recent claims against testosterone therapy have been against synthetic hormones, which are patented by pharmaceutical companies. Synthetic hormones include Androgel, Androderm, and Axiron. Dr. Rouzier also points out that these hormones are not molecularly the same as those of bio-identical hormones in the human body. In addition, there have been no claims against bio-identical hormones, which are not patented, and are exactly the same as those found in the human body.
Media Hype Unfounded
Dr. Rouzier confirms that there is no medical literature or solid evidence to link any sort of testosterone treatment with causing of heart attacks or any other cardiovascular condition. In addition, there has been no surge of patients that are reporting these symptoms or have discontinued their usage based on the findings of this solitary study. He States, “Patients seem to understand that the recent media hype is just that, hype.”
Dr. Rouzier also reports that his own practice has only been contacted by a few patients with questions and no patients have discontinued their usage of testosterone therapy.
The PLOS study is an isolated observational study that does not have the findings to base any such legitimate claim to match all the rest of half a century worth of medical literature and research.
In reality anyone who has suffered a heart attack or myocardial infarction has either age, pre-existing cardiovascular complications, or one of many other numerous health factors to link to as the cause of their condition.
Benefits of Testosterone Therapy
Over the past fifty years there has been study after study which proves that testosterone therapy is a beneficial and safe practice that prevents such occurrences, it does not cause them. There is an overwhelming amount of research available that shows the benefits of such treatment with countless conditions including energy, sex drive, muscle mass, injuries, pain, sleep, and improvement in overall health to name a few.
There is absolutely no risk whatsoever in giving testosterone to a healthy male who is in need of it. As research has proven, it is quite the opposite. Testosterone can prevent the plaque from ever building up in the first place. If you’re not feeling the way you used to, it is time to do something about it and talk with a physician about seeking testosterone and other hormone therapy today!
Note: Vitali-T Medical Clinics uses only natural bio-identical testosterone therapy for their patients.