How does testosterone deficiency cause osteoporosis?

How does testosterone deficiency cause osteoporosis?

Frederick Singer (Director of the Endocrine/Bone Disease Program, John Wayne Cancer Institute ) gives expert video advice on: How can I prevent osteoporosis?; Can vitamins help prevent osteoporosis? and more...

When dealing with the prevention of osteoporosis, testosterone deficiency in males strangely enough is also associated with estrogen deficiency. In males, testosterone, which is in a much larger amount than in women, is converted to estrogen. So, after testosterone is in the blood, it gets converted to estrogen. Believe it or not, estrogen is extremely important in men in preserving bone, just as it is in women.