Excessive Testosterone Can Lower HDL

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Doctors are reluctant to prescribe hormone supplements because of the recognized

hazards of excess testosterone. One way we treat prostate cancer is to reduce

testosterone levels to zero, which slows the cancer's growth. Therefore, it's

logical to think that excess testosterone may speed growth if prostate cancer is

present. Testosterone has also been associated with osteoporosis (weakened,

brittle bones), and it lowers HDL cholesterol, the good cholesterol that helps

protect us from atherosclerosis.

With biweekly injections of testosterone--the most common delivery method--the

drop is HDL cholesterol is usually less than 10 percent. Oral testosterone, on

the other hand, should be avoided--not only for its dramatic effect on HDL

cholesterol but also because it causes liver problems.

This is a copy and paste from the link below.

http://www.malehealthcenter.com/Columns/testost.html