The truth about testosterone therapy
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Prescriptions for testosterone have tripled in recent years, as some social media fitness influencers claim the hormone is a miracle cure for men. But who really benefits from testosterone therapy? And what are the risks?
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| 0:11.6 | Try for free today at Asana.com. This is On Point. I'm Deborah Becker, in for Magnetachar Bhardi. In a YouTube video made in November, 24-year-old Alex Eubank opens a package that he just got in the mail. |
| 0:27.0 | He takes out a handful of plastic baggies holding tiny vials and syringes. |
| 0:32.4 | It's definitely testosterone in there. |
| 0:34.9 | Oh, man. |
| 0:35.9 | Testosterone sipionate 180 milligrams slash 20 milligram. I don't know |
| 0:39.5 | what any of this stuff means, but I'm sure a lot of you. UBank claims testosterone will help him build |
| 0:45.5 | muscle faster. He's a weightlifter and social media influencer. Testosterone replacement therapy, |
| 0:52.2 | also known as TRT, has exploded. |
| 0:55.9 | The American Urological Association says testing and prescriptions for the hormone have nearly |
| 1:01.2 | tripled over the past decade. |
| 1:03.6 | And social media is full of claims about testosterone's purported health benefits. |
| 1:09.5 | Take this TikToker who goes by Kmart Fit. |
| 1:13.1 | It was right around the three-month mark where I felt a massive difference. |
| 1:16.5 | My energy level started to skyrocket. |
| 1:18.3 | I no longer woke up exhausted in the morning. |
| 1:20.1 | And my mental clarity was definitely better. |
| 1:22.3 | And here's Australian James Mantate, a self-described male online coach. |
| 1:28.3 | I've gained around seven kilos of lean tissue in the past eight to nine months. |
| 1:31.7 | No fluff weight, I'm talking quality muscle. |
| 1:34.0 | My strength has obviously shot up a ton, even in a calorie deficit. |
| 1:37.6 | My mood is generally solid. |
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