Arkansas Urology Acquires Epoch Health

Arkansas Urology has acquired the Epoch Health brand, which created and launched the state’s first physician-run testosterone therapy clinic.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Arkansas Urology has also opened its first Epoch Health clinic in North Little Rock. The site was formerly an Encore Health clinic.

“The services offered by Arkansas Urology complement Epoch Health’s brand,” said Dr. Tim Langford, president of Arkansas Urology. “We are merging decades of men’s health expertise into one medical organization by fusing our physicians’ expertise with Epoch’s ability to reach and screen large numbers of patients, especially those who may not usually visit a doctor.”

The medical term for low testosterone, or “Low T,” is hypogonadism, a disease in which the body is unable to produce normal amounts of testosterone.

Langford said T-therapy is a growing treatment area in the state.

“T-therapy is an emerging treatment for a medical condition that more and more men of all ages are encountering,” Langford said. “Unfortunately, the symptoms of Low T often go misdiagnosed and untreated, and men experience weight gain, depression, lack of energy and other symptoms that can diminish their quality of life and play a role in the development of other conditions and health issues.”

Another of Epoch Health’s approaches to Low T therapy is that every patient is provided a fairly comprehensive assessment that includes a free prostate screening during the initial appointment. Prostate cancer is the No. 1 cancer among men, behind skin cancer. It kills more men than breast cancer kills women and can develop in men as young as 40.