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Does tongkat ali raise testosterone?
A 2022 meta-analysis of 5 randomized trials found total testosterone rose, including in men with low testosterone.
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What the human studies found
- A plant from Southeast Asia, also called Eurycoma longifolia.
- The urologists’ review rated it possibly effective, both for age-related low testosterone and for healthy men.
- Even so, the meta-analysis says more research is needed before it’s used in clinical practice.
The studies (3)
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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