Tobias S. Kohler MD, MPH, presented “Supra-Physiologic Testosterone Supplementation: Do Body Builders Know Something We Don’t?” during the Jackson Hole Seminars on February 7, 2018 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

How to cite: Kohler, Tobias S. “Supra-Physiologic Testosterone Supplementation: Do Body Builders Know Something We Don’t?” February 7, 2018. Accessed Nov 2025. https://grandroundsinurology.com/supra-physiologic-testosterone-supplementation-do-body-builders-know-something-we-dont/

Supra-Physiologic Testosterone Supplementation: Do Body Builders Know Something We Don’t?

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Tobias S. Kohler, MD, MPH, discusses the epidemiology and associated dangers of steroid abuse. Specifically, he explains steroid-related risk of testicular atrophy, gynecomastia, infertility, and sudden cardiac death. Through an anecdote, he illustrates the psychological and sociological causes of steroid abuse.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Tobias S. Köhler, MD, MPH, FACS, is a Professor of Urology, Director of the Andrology Fellowship, and Head of Men’s Health at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Köhler specializes in the treatment of erectile and sexual dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).