#460 Men and Hormones: Is There Such a THing as Andropause?

The topic is men and testosterone. Women were shocked to learn that hormone replacement therapy has so many unexpected downsides. More and more men are taking hormones–from testosterone to human growth hormone. They want to build muscle, fight aging and enhance sexuality. Are they putting themselves at risk? Andropause–the male equivalent of menopause–is a controversial topic. Some doctors don’t believe it even exists. Find out the latest on men, hormones and male sexualtiy. GUESTS: Culley Carson, MD, Professor of Surgery, Chief of the Division of Urology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Irwin Goldstein, Professor of Urology and Gynecology and Director of the Institute for Sexual Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine.