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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to ask the Secretary for Health to conduct a thorough review of Testosterone Deficiency in Adult Males. More details
Submitted by Nick O'Hara Smith of The Testosterone Deficiency Centre – Deadline to sign up by: 06 November 2007 – Signatures: 220
Petition update, 03 December 2007
You signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "ask the Secretary for Health to conduct a thorough review of Testosterone Deficiency in Adult Males."The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:
http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page13946.asp
Prime Minister's Office
More details from petition creator
More than a million men in the UK suffer from Testosterone Deficiency. The vast majority remain undetected.
The USA published guidelines on this subject in 2002, warning the current testing used at primary care level, there and in the UK, is flawed. Despite this warning, nothing has been done to change testing methods, or increase education and awareness in the UK. The Free Androgen Index, which is also widely used in the UK has also been shown to be flawed.
A written response to John Baron MP from Ann Keen MP on 19th July 2007 indicates the Department of Health has not made any assessment of research into adult male Testosterone Deficiency.
Ann Keen goes on to say there are no plans to ask NICE to produce guidelines.
Given the role of low Testosterone in many late onset diseases and the debilitating effect low Testosterone has on the patient, his relationships and his long term health, we consider ignoring new research on this matter, as is now the case, does great disservice to males.
We call on the government to treat this issue seriously and to implement education and awareness amongst professionals in the NHS.
Current signatories
Nick O'Hara Smith, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Thomas Pirovano
- Terry Knight
- Sorcha Hogan
- Terry Barker
- Christopher Coey
- Tony Billam
- Philip Glover
- Steve Bassett
- Martin Yalden
- Anne Bright
- Marina Corrigan
- Nicholas Smart
- ryan byrne
- Lyn Chase
- phil morris
- Harriet Pennington Legh
- paul mendelson
- Dr Paul Phillips
- Joanna Ives
- mrs katie cole
- simon riddett
- Mark Brazell
- andrew mapplebeck
- John Peck
- Wendy Gough
- learoy green
- ross keen
- Iestyn John Thomas
- Shona Groves
- James Clark
- Tony Martin
- Irene Hunter
- Craig Baugh
- Alex Withers
- Jason Knight
- Adam Barnes
- John Talbot
- Joanna Johnson
- Lauren Tedder
- spencer walker
- David Thomas (CB42.org Petition)
- jo davies
- Charlie Crouch
- Alan Sausse
- Andrea Holliday
- Mick Stevens
- brian thomson
- Dawn Bowes
- Gaz Hunter
- Mick Riley
- Andrew Butterworth
- Ian Hallwood
- james beveridge
- James David Sharp
- Lucy Vincent
- jon higginson
- Tamsyn Moore
- Jan Illes
- Robert Boswell
- Simon Connor
- melanie adams
- Nadia Barnsley
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