I’m Sorry to Ruin Peptides for You
Peptides are having a moment. Depending on who you follow online, they can help you build muscle, lose fat, recover faster, sleep better, improve your libido, heal injuries and look…
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Friction
Engineers use the word friction to describe resistance. Medicine has its own version. It’s everything that gets in the way of getting care. Waiting months for an appointment. Prior authorizations.…
So Your Wife Wants Your Testosterone
Testosterone is having a moment with women. Maybe your wife has heard about it from a friend. Maybe she’s listening to Dr. Kelly Casperson or Dr. Rachel Rubin. Maybe someone…
A Different Version of You
I never thought of myself as athletic growing up. I wasn’t particularly good at team sports. I swam competitively in a summer club, kept swimming into adulthood, and then, at…
The Condom Conversation Changes With Age
One of the more surprising trends in men’s health isn’t about testosterone or prostate cancer. It’s sexually transmitted infections. While rates have fallen in many younger age groups, they’ve been…
The Same Drug. A Different Conversation.
For most of my career, finasteride wasn’t a hair loss medication. It was a prostate medication. We’ve prescribed it for decades to men with enlarged prostates, and it’s one of…