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Nature Reviews Urology 4, 7 (1 January 2007) | doi:10.1038/ncpuro0668

DHEA or low-dose testosterone supplements have no benefit in elderly patients

Nair KS et al. (2006) DHEA in elderly women and DHEA or testosterone in elderly men. N Engl J Med 355: 1647–1659 Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and testosterone have been promoted as antiaging supplements, as levels of these hormones decrease with age.