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Study: Testosterone Pellet Therapy Significantly Improves Bone Density in Male Patient Case Report
Study reports the patient also experienced “increased energy, recovery, and benefits to his sleep apnea” as well as being able to “remove supportive fracture
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nStudy reports the patient also experienced “increased energy, recovery, and benefits to his sleep apnea” as well as being able to “remove supportive fracture hardware in one year”\n\n IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nIn a case study, a 54-year-old male patient with a spontaneous fracture and osteoporosis achieved an “almost complete recovery of osteoporosis” after one year of pelleted testosterone therapy and experienced improvements in quality of life and sleep apnea. The results of “Subcutaneous Testosterone Pellet Therapy for Reversal of Male Osteoporosis: A Review and Case Report” were published in the peer-reviewed medical journal “The Aging Male,” the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male.\n\nAs described in the study, the patient, also a triathlete, had a non-fall-related tibial plateau fracture while stepping out of his ski boot after a normal day of snow skiing. Following this fracture, the patient was treated by an orthopedic surgeon and had casting and bracing for his left tibia for 3 months. A subsequent DEXA scan showed osteoporosis in his spine and femoral neck, at which point the patient sought to address his osteoporosis with hormonal treatment.\n\nLead author Dr. Bruce Dorr, an educational consultant for Biote, provided counseling to the patient and then initiated testosterone pellet therapy together with 10,000 IU/day of a vitamin d3k2 nutraceutical formulation and DIM (diindoyl methane) 300 mg, “a nutraceutical grade formula known to prevent aromatization,” a process that turns testosterone into estrogen. After three months the patient’s testosterone level was up to 943 ng/dL, and after one year of continued testosterone therapy the patient’s repeated DEXA scan showed an improvement to his composite bone density, substantially normalizing his total hip bone density. The patient also returned to performing triathlons one year after the beginning of testosterone pellet therapy.\n\nTestosterone is a steroid hormone that is produced in both men and women and as people age, their testosterone level tends to decline. In addition to age, there are many factors that can cause low testosterone such as stress, poor lifestyle choices, poor diet and bad habits such as lots of alcohol or smoking, not sleeping well and not drinking enough water. All of these factors can lead to met...