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Treating hypogonadal men who have type 2 diabetes with testosterone decreases insulin resistance. Giving testosterone to men with type 2 diabetes who are deficient in the hormone improved their insulin sensitivity, reports researchers from the University of Buffalo (New York, USA). Paresh Dandona and colleagues conducted a randomized controlled trial of 81 men with type …
New research shows that progestin-containing hormone replacement therapies increase the risk of breast cancer spreading to the lymph nodes. Previous studies have shown that women who take estrogen and progestin-containing hormone replacement therapies after menopause have an increased risk of developing breast cancer. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that progestin-containing hormone …