According to a new Medscape medical news article. Testosterone levels have a direct relationship with bone density and hip fractures.

The report states: "In community-dwelling men older than 60 years, serum testosterone levels were independently associated with the risk for osteoporotic fracture, according to the results of a study reported in the January 14 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.( 2008;168:47-54.)"

"Male aging is associated with a gradual decrease in circulating testosterone, which may be detrimental to bone," write Christian Meier, MD, from the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland , and colleagues from The Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study.

According to Goodman and Gilman (tenth ed.), testosterone works in the bone to strengthen the tissue by conversion to estradiol, which stimulates bone building cells called osteoblasts. For practitioners versed in the hormonal treatment of aging, this study is not a surprise. The wide spread dissemination of this information may assist practitioners new to this field of practice. There remain many options for treating testosterone levels in men. These options include different compounded strengths and vehicles as well as commercial products.