Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Usefulness of Testosterone Pellet Implant Therapy (Replacement Therapy)

Pellet therapy is almost a century old therapy. The therapy is about delivering hormones, identical to human hormones, in body by means of tiny pellets. However, it is not that much wide spread as FDA is consistantly not andorsing this therapy.

Approved Testosterone Implant Therapy

A testosterone hormone therapy (or androgen therapy) named as Testopel® was approved by FDA as a replacement therapy for treating testosterone deficiency. Testopel® pellet therapy rapidly became popular for its efficacy. It was approved by FDA for men only.

Usefulness of Testosterone

Testosterone is major androgen steroid hormone. In both males and females, testosterone is found to improve energy, lower anxiety, relieve stress and depression, improve brain functions such as concentration and memory. Since testosterone plays important role in female, the pellet implant found helpful in general vaginal disorders such as dryness. The therapy has good track record of treating migraine in men and headaches in female during period. Testosterone is vital for proportionate development of mental and physical health in both men and women.

Testosterone Pellet Implant Therapy

Testosterone pellet implant is believed to be helpful in treating erectile dysfunction with minimal side effects (no need to take viagra®). Low testosterone level is linked to Alzheimer's diseases. So, testosterone replacement therapy is likely to treat alzheimer's also.

Low testosterone adversely affects libido in men both men and women. Imbalance in testosterone level is usually found in obese. This is because body mass and fat mass are both monitored by level of testosterone.

How Testosterone Pellet Implant is Done?

Pellet implant is least painful invasive therapy. Testosterone is delivered by inserting pellets in upper side of hip. The part of insertion is numbed by giving local anesthesia. Pellets are of wheat bean size. The procedure can be carried out in-house.

Research Study on Pellet Implant Therapy

A reputed journal published research study which involved male patients who had had testosterone pellet therapy between 2003 to 2008. The study found 86% patients happy and satisfied with the improvement after receiving pellet implant therapy. More importantly, no patients were having side effects.

find study details here http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02570.x/abstract

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