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Testosterone Deficiency     The Hidden Disease      
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by E. Barry Gordon, M.D.

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Depression


                  Depression Study 1
                      Psychoneuroendocrinology   July, 2007
                          "Our study is consistent with the idea that testosterone and DHEAS levels may play a role in mechanisms underlying depressive symptoms in old age."

                  Depression Study 2
                      Archives of General Psychiatry   March, 2008
                          A low testosterone level is associated with depression, and older men with depression may benefit from testosterone replacement.

                  Depression Study 3 - Suicide
                      Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci.   April 2007
                          Low testosterone can lead to suicide.

                  Depression Study 4 - Suicide
                      Psychiatry Research   September 2009
                          "Low plasma total testosterone (T) levels may influence the sense of well-being and produce depressive symptomatology, increasing the risk of suicide."



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