After a recently released study in the Journal of American Medical Association, many doctors—as well as the FDA—are reconsidering the possible dangers associated with testosterone drugs. The number of men taking testosterone drugs has quadrupled in the United States since 2000, and just last year, the sales of testosterone drugs surpassed...

Recently, the Journal of American Medical Association published a study which concluded testosterone supplements could up the risk for heart attack, stroke and death. In fact, although testosterone supplements are, across the board, approved by the FDA only for the treatment of hypogonadism (a condition where the body stops producing testosterone), to treat endocrine tumors or for those undergoing chemotherapy, millions of men who are experiencing the natural effects of aging are begging their doctors for a prescription for testosterone...

Attorneys are beginning to see an increase in claims from men who used testosterone supplements and suffered harm or injury, particularly in light of the results of a study on testosterone therapy which were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in November, 2013. This study linked testosterone to serious side effects, including heart attack, stroke and death. The FDA has approved testosterone therapy only for the treatment of men with low testosterone levels who also have a medical diagnosis of hypogonadism, an endocrine tumor, are undergoing chemotherapy, or have other recognized medical conditions related to low testosterone.