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Testosterone Deficiency In Chronic Pain Patients Taking Opioids

Posted on 08 September 2010. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

By Chris Faubel, MD –

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Does the chronic use of opiates/opioids/narcotics lead to testosterone deficiency?

  • YES!! Testosterone deficiency has been observed in both males AND females taking pain-relieving narcotics for their chronic pain. [1,2]

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