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Home Bio-Identical Hormones For Men More Information on Testosterone
More Information on Testosterone
Testosterone is a steroid hormone which is part of a larger class of hormones known as androgens. It is the main sex hormone in males & plays a key role in maintaining physical & mental health in both males & females.  Testosterone is primarily secreted from the testes in males Testosterone levels decline gradually with age and because this happens slowly, the body often accommodates to the symptoms and the individual does not realize how much they have lost.

Testosterone has been shown to enhance the cardiac benefits of exercise.  Decreased levels of free testosterone lead to an increased likelihood of developing coronary artery disease, osteoporosis, type II diabetes, depression & cardiovascular disease.  Testosterone replacement therapy for treatment of testosterone deficiency is safe and provides dramatic benefits in men and women.

Potential Benefits of Testosterone:
  • Builds lean muscle mass & strength
  • Enhances sex drive
  • Protects against heart disease
  • Increases libido
  • Improves cognitive function
  • Helps to maintain memory
  • Helps prevent Alzheimer’s
  • Improves mood & sense of emotional well-being
  • Improves cardiac function
  • Increases coronary blood flow
  • Less inflammation
  • Help skin from sagging
  • Decreases excess body fat
  • Helps maintain bone strength
  • Elevate norepinephrine in the brain (tricyclic affect)

Symptoms of Testosterone Loss:
  • Increased aging of heart and circulation
  • Increased brain aging
  • Loss of drive and competitive edge
  • Stiffness; pain in muscles and joints
  • Falling level of fitness
  • Decreased effectiveness of workouts
  • Deteriorating body composition
  • Sarcopenia – less muscle, more fat
  • Osteoporosis
  • Anemia
  • Fatigue, tiredness
  • Depression, mood changes
  • Irritability
  • Reduced libido and potency
  • Decreased desire and fantasies
  • Decreased morning erections
  • Decreased erectile tension
  • Longer recovery time between orgasms
  • Decreased intensity of orgasms
  • Muscle wasting
  • Weight gain
  • Low self-esteem
  • Decreased HDL
  • Dry, thin skin, with poor elasticity
  • Thinning and dry hair
  • Droopy eyelids
  • Sagging cheeks
  • Thin lips
  • Anxiety

Symptoms of Testosterone Overproduction:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Fatigue
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Salt and sugar cravings
  • Agitation and anger
  • Facial hair
  • Acne
  • Insulin resistance
  • Weight gain
  • Hair loss or unwanted hair growth
  • Increased risk of heart disease

Testosterone Therapy for Men, What is Testosterone deficiency?

Testosterone begins to decline in men at about age 30 - 40. Low testosterone has a number of negative effects on mental, sexual and physical health. The most common type of treatment for testosterone deficiency is known as testosterone replacement therapy and it is prescribed to treat symptoms and problems associated with aging.  Hypogonadism: The medical term for low levels of natural Testosterone Andropause: The medical term for low –normal levels of natural testosterone is a deficiency disease, half of healthy men between the ages of 50–70 years of age will have a Testosterone level below the lowest level seen in healthy men who are of ages 20-40.

Questions to ask yourself:
  • Do you tire more easily?
  • Is it more difficult to get and stay in shape?
  • Not getting the results from your exercise routine?
  • Is there less desire to exercise and the time to recover after exercise is longer?
  • Have you lost some of the zest for life?
  • Is your body getting soft?
  • Are you eating the same or less and putting on weight?
  • Have you lost some of your mental quickness and reaction time has slowed?

Methods of Testosterone Replacement:
  • Testosterone Injection
  • Testosterone Topical Cream
  • Tesosterone sublingual lozenge
  • Custom produced transdermal gel or cream
  • Less expensive than Androgel etc.
  • Compounded at different strengths and varying dosages
  • Custom titrated dose based on free Testosterone levels and clinical results

Testosterone and Prostate Cancer

There is no clinical evidence that the risk of either prostate cancer or BPH increases with Testosterone replacement therapy.

There is no compelling evidence at present to suggest that men with higher testosterone levels are at greater risk of prostate cancer or that treating men who have hypogonadism with exogenous androgens increases this risk. In fact, it should be recognized that prostate cancer becomes more prevalent exactly at the time of a man's life when testosterone levels decline.

Higher Testosterone = Less Prostate Cancer
Higher Estrogen = More Prostate Cancer