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Does Testosterone Contribute to Prostate Cancer #shorts #testosterone #LowT #fyp #trending

28 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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Short-form YouTube video (short) by Anne Truong MD (uploaded March 28, 2024) summarizing the American Urological Association's guidance: testosterone therapy does not contribute to prostate cancer and may even be protective; the AUA also states testosterone may be cardioprotective and does not increase cardiovascular risk. The clip presents a concise, clinician-focused take on shifting views regarding testosterone safety.

Questions this video answers

Testosterone therapy does not contribute to prostate cancer and may even be protective (per the video's statement referencing the AUA).

The AUA indicates testosterone could be cardioprotective and does not increase cardiovascular risk (as stated in the video).

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Testosterone therapy, according to the American Urological association, does not contribute to prostate cancer. And in fact, right now they're thinking that testosterone may even be protective as well, too. So there is a swing from being maybe contributing to may even be protective, but it does not contribute to prostate cancer. And American Urology association also state that testosterone could also be cardioprotective. So the American Urological association guidelines also indicate that testosterone does not increase cardiovascular risk. So that's important to note.