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class="container"><h1>Men’s Health</h1></div></div><div class="bordered-section ad-header center no-print gpt-ad visuallyhidden"><div class="container"><div class="ad-frame div-ad-holder"></div></div></div><div id="content" class="site-content"><section id="primary" class="section content-area"><main id="main" class="site-main container" role="main"><div class="primary" data-category="35"><div class="posts-container"><article id="post-15327" class="post-15327 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hormone-therapies category-mens-health category-reproductive-issues" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/oral-arguments-getting-the-word-out-about-oral-trt/" st_title="Oral Arguments: Getting the Word Out About Oral TRT" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-80"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/hormone-therapies/">Hormone Therapies</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-35 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/mens-health/">Men's Health</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-32"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/reproductive-issues/">Reproductive Issues</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/oral-arguments-getting-the-word-out-about-oral-trt/" rel="bookmark">Oral Arguments: Getting the Word Out About Oral TRT</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Injectable and gel versions of testosterone replacement therapy have long been considered cumbersome by both patients and providers, for a litany of reasons from being difficult to administer to an overwhelming insurance burden. However, research from ENDO 2024 revealed that a new oral therapy could potentially eliminate these barriers and be a safer option. By...</div></article><article id="post-13016" class="post-13016 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-hormone-therapies category-mens-health category-reproductive-issues category-trends-and-insights" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/direct-to-consumer-online-platforms-expand-access-but-often-fail-to-convey-risks-of-testosterone-therapy/" st_title="</b>Direct-to-Consumer Online Platforms Expand Access, but Often Fail to Convey Risks of Testosterone Therapy</b>" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-80"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/hormone-therapies/">Hormone Therapies</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-44"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/trends-and-insights/">Trends and Insights</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-35 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/mens-health/">Men's Health</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-32"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/reproductive-issues/">Reproductive Issues</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/direct-to-consumer-online-platforms-expand-access-but-often-fail-to-convey-risks-of-testosterone-therapy/" rel="bookmark"></b>Direct-to-Consumer Online Platforms Expand Access, but Often Fail to Convey Risks of Testosterone Therapy</b></a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Demand for testosterone therapy has soared in the United States with more men seeking to increase hormone levels in hopes of enhancing virility, strength and energy. Testosterone therapy has become a burgeoning business with direct-to-consumer men’s health platforms proliferating online in recent years. While testosterone therapy benefits some men, it can be harmful for others,...</div></article><article id="post-12719" class="post-12719 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-mens-health category-research-2" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/hormone-discovery-could-predict-long-term-health-of-men/" st_title="</b>Hormone Discovery Could Predict Long Term Health of Men</b>" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-65"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/research-2/">Research</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-35 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/mens-health/">Men's Health</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/hormone-discovery-could-predict-long-term-health-of-men/" rel="bookmark"></b>Hormone Discovery Could Predict Long Term Health of Men</b></a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Scientists from the University of Nottingham have discovered that the novel insulin-like peptide hormone INSL3 is consistent over long periods of time and is an important early biomarker for prediction of age-linked disease and published their findings in Frontiers in Endocrinology.  Researchers led by Richard Ivell, PhD, and Ravinder Anand-Ivell, PhD, FRSB, point out that...</div></article><article id="post-12692" class="post-12692 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-mens-health category-product-technology category-reproductive-issues" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/study-shows-virtual-reality-use-improves-sperm-quality/" st_title="Study Shows Virtual Reality Use Improves Sperm Quality" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-35 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/mens-health/">Men's Health</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-55"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/practice/product-technology/">Product / Technology</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-32"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/reproductive-issues/">Reproductive Issues</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/study-shows-virtual-reality-use-improves-sperm-quality/" rel="bookmark">Study Shows Virtual Reality Use Improves Sperm Quality</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Cryos International Sperm and Egg Bank recently announced a published scientific study which suggests that the use of Virtual Reality (VR) headsets during sperm donation has a positive effect on sperm quality. The study can be viewed in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. During the summer of 2021 Cryos International introduced VR headsets in the donor...</div></article><article id="post-12037" class="post-12037 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bone-and-mineral category-mens-health category-obesity" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/flesh-and-bone-new-research-upends-the-conventional-wisdom-about-body-weight-and-bone-density-in-men/" st_title="Flesh and Bone: New Research Upends the Conventional Wisdom About Body Weight and Bone Density in Men" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-24"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/bone-and-mineral/">Bone and Mineral</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-21"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/obesity/">Obesity</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-35 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/mens-health/">Men's Health</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/flesh-and-bone-new-research-upends-the-conventional-wisdom-about-body-weight-and-bone-density-in-men/" rel="bookmark">Flesh and Bone: New Research Upends the Conventional Wisdom About Body Weight and Bone Density in Men</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> <img width="660" height="883" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20660%20883'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="post-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="June2022CoverEN" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-lazy-srcset="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/June2022CoverEN-765x1024.jpg 765w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/June2022CoverEN-224x300.jpg 224w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/June2022CoverEN-112x150.jpg 112w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/June2022CoverEN-768x1028.jpg 768w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/June2022CoverEN.jpg 780w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-lazy-src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/June2022CoverEN-765x1024.jpg" /><noscript><img width="660" height="883" src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/June2022CoverEN-765x1024.jpg" class="post-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="June2022CoverEN" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/June2022CoverEN-765x1024.jpg 765w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/June2022CoverEN-224x300.jpg 224w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/June2022CoverEN-112x150.jpg 112w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/June2022CoverEN-768x1028.jpg 768w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/June2022CoverEN.jpg 780w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" /></noscript> For years, obesity was thought to have the ability to thwart the occurrence of osteoporosis, especially in men. However, a new study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism shows that men with obesity could be at a higher risk for osteoporosis than previously thought. Earlier this year, a paper entitled “Fat Mass Has...</div></article><article id="post-11772" class="post-11772 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-mens-health category-reproductive-issues category-research-2" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/stem-cells-show-promise-in-treating-late-onset-hypogonadism/" st_title="Stem Cells Show Promise in Treating Late-Onset Hypogonadism" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-65"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/research-2/">Research</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-35 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/mens-health/">Men's Health</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-32"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/reproductive-issues/">Reproductive Issues</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/stem-cells-show-promise-in-treating-late-onset-hypogonadism/" rel="bookmark">Stem Cells Show Promise in Treating Late-Onset Hypogonadism</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Directed differentiation of human induced pluripotent (hiPSCs) into Leydig-like cells may be a novel and promising treatment for late-onset hypogonadism (LOH), according to a study recently published in Endocrinology. Researchers led by Takashi Aoi, MD, PhD, of Kobe University in Japan, point out that LOH is characterized by various symptoms, including erectile dysfunction, decreased muscle...</div></article><article id="post-11459" class="post-11459 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-mens-health" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/is-the-love-hormone-to-blame-in-men-with-sex-addiction/" st_title="Is the “Love Hormone” to Blame in Men with Sex Addiction?" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-35 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/mens-health/">Men's Health</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/is-the-love-hormone-to-blame-in-men-with-sex-addiction/" rel="bookmark">Is the “Love Hormone” to Blame in Men with Sex Addiction?</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Men with hypersexual disorder may have higher levels of oxytocin in their blood than men without the disorder, according to a small study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Hypersexual disorder involves excessive, persistent sexual behaviors related to various mood states, with an impulsivity component and experienced loss of control....</div></article><article id="post-10612" class="post-10612 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mens-health" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/unbiased-condition-why-some-men-appear-to-have-polycystic-ovary-syndrome/" st_title="Unbiased Condition: Why Some Men Appear to Have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-35 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/mens-health/">Men's Health</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/unbiased-condition-why-some-men-appear-to-have-polycystic-ovary-syndrome/" rel="bookmark">Unbiased Condition: Why Some Men Appear to Have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> <img width="660" height="990" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20660%20990'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="post-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Zhu_Jia-15599" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-200x300.jpg 200w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-100x150.jpg 100w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-768x1151.jpg 768w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-scaled.jpg 1709w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-lazy-src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-683x1024.jpg" /><noscript><img width="660" height="990" src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-683x1024.jpg" class="post-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Zhu_Jia-15599" decoding="async" srcset="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-200x300.jpg 200w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-100x150.jpg 100w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-768x1151.jpg 768w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Zhu_Jia-15599-scaled.jpg 1709w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" /></noscript> It is believed that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can impact up to 10% of women but according to new genetic research presented in March at ENDO 2021, it can manifest in men as well. 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