Testosterone is a sex hormone most often associated with males, but females also have small quantities of it. Testosterone affects sex drive and serves an important role in sperm production. However, testosterone does not stop there. It also affects muscle mass, bone mass, red blood cell production, and even the way men store fat. Testosterone
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How Does Low Testosterone Affect Men?
Testosterone is the hormone that fuels men’s engines. Produced in the testes, gonads and adrenal glands, testosterone drives puberty and overall men’s health throughout their lives by playing a key role in the male’s reproduction system including the testes and prostate, as well promoting increased muscle and bone mass, and the growth of body hair.
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Men produce the majority of their testosterone in their gonads (testicles), and a smaller amount in their adrenal glands. Testosterone is known as an androgen, a hormone that is responsible for many male characteristics such as facial hair, sex drive, and higher relative muscle mass than females. Testosterone levels normally fluctuate (sometimes literally fluctuating between
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The aging process often causes a natural drop in hormones for both men and women. Whereas women may experience a drop in progesterone and estrogen levels, men tend to experience a decrease in testosterone production as they age. Men with low testosterone, also known as “Low T,” begin to experience certain signs and symptoms such
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Low T is a Common Problem According to the American Medical Association, one in every four males between the ages of 30 to 79 are likely to experience low testosterone levels, also known as hypogonadism, or simply “low T.” There are many reasons men might experience low testosterone levels, some being related to aging or
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