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Does shilajit raise testosterone?
One placebo-controlled trial, one extract: total and free testosterone rose compared with placebo.
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What the human studies found
- A mineral-rich resin that oozes from rock. The trial: men aged 45 to 55, 90 days, one purified extract.
- The 2024 review called that extract possibly effective for late-onset hypogonadism, the low testosterone that can come with age.
The studies (2)
The anchor source is a 2024 systematic review by a team of urologists (Morgado et al., International Journal of Impotence Research). They looked at 52 studies covering 27 proposed testosterone boosters. Their conclusion: most fail to increase total testosterone.
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