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Lepidium meyeniiFinding

Lepidium meyenii has no detected effect on total testosterone

no difference foundModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“However, there was no statistically significant difference in serum total testosterone level between the two groups (Maca-treated and placebo) (p=0.444).”
Quoted verbatim from Efficacy and Safety of Maca (Lepidium meyenii) in Patients with Symptoms of Late-Onset Hypogonadism: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.
This finding among the 12 findings on its endpoint

Lepidium meyenii

Total testosterone

no difference found

Who
Men over 40 with late-onset hypogonadism symptoms (AMS total score 27 or more) and morning serum total testosterone of at least 2.0 ng/mL
Dose studied
1,000 mg capsules, two tablets three times daily before food, about 5 g/day, 12 weeks

Moderate evidencePMID 36593713 · 2023

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
3 months

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

The world journal of men's health
What else it reported1 finding · 0 compounds · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M701Y55JW9HJ63YASKWXBY98