That is false.
We've used a specific Fadogia in M-Test for over a decade and there are many people that use it year round and many have posted bloodwork on here showing great increases in both free and total testosterone levels.
I did a breakdown on that study years ago, but the search function here is terrible.
You are conveniently referencing 1 old study done on rats that didn't list anything about the raw materials, extract, etc. and didn't even mention if they did heavy metals testing.
If you read that study for yourself, you would notice an extreme lack of details and controls, which left the impression that the researchers set the study up to get the result they wanted - which is often the case in situations where researchers hope to get more funding to continue their work.
There were multiple other studies done that didn't show any of those issues at all, and especially not in cases relevant to the dosages used by humans.
Fadogia is one of the most popular natural testosterone boosting supplement ingredients on the market. Generic forms, like the ones used in the study you mention, are used by millions of people per day and sold by countless brands, many of which are fly by night Amazon brands that do little to no testing at all.
The one the poster is referencing is a specific one that has far more testing than the generics.
I'm sorry, but the death of that person has about as much to do with Fadogia as me getting hit by a car had to do with the brand of protein I drank at the time.
Direct from your abstract:
A 51-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented with worsening nausea, vomiting, and muscle cramps. He was hypotensive (BP 75/45 mmHg) and tachycardic (HR 100 bpm). Lab results indicated renal dysfunction (creatinine 3.1 mg/dL) and lactic acidosis (lactate 9.1 mmol/L), while echocardiography showed a reduced ejection fraction (LVEF 35-40%) indicating biventricular failure. He was intubated as hypoxemic respiratory failure progressed to ARDS. Thrombocytopenia and prolonged clotting times suggested evolving DIC.An endocrine panel revealed elevated free testosterone (423 ng/dL), estrone (961 pg/mL), and estradiol (509 pg/mL). The patient's family reported unregulated testosterone injections and supplements, including Fadogia agrestis, trimethylglycine, and anastrozole.
Key points:
- Hypertension and hyperlipidemia
- "The patient's family reported unregulated testosterone injections"
- Free Testosterone levels were 423 ng/dl
- Normal free testosterone levels via Labcorp are between 6.8 - 21.5 pg/ml
- So, patient had a free testosterone level of 19.67 times higher than the normal maximum.
- Estrone levels were 961 pg/nl
- Normal estrone levels in adult men are typically between 10 and 60 pg/mL
- So, patient had an estrone level of 16 times higher than the normal maximum.
- Estradiol levels were 509 pg/ml
- Normal total estradiol levels in adult men typically range from 10-76.4 pg/ml depending on testing method and age.
- So, the patient had an estradiol level of 6.67 times the highest normal maximum and that's while being on anastrozole.
