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Testosterone is one of your body’s most critical hormones. Testosterone is a male hormone, but women also need testosterone. Testosterone is vitally important for:
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Testosterone is important to your quality of life. Unfortunately however, testosterone levels decrease as you age. In men, testosterone production begins in the womb. It continues to increase throughout boyhood and adolescence. Testosterone levels peak by around the time you hit 20. Once you are over 30, most men experience a drop of as much 1 to 2% a year.
Over time that drop can become significant. By the time you are over 45, you could be experiencing the signs of low testosterone, also known as “Low-T.”
The good news is that testosterone replacement therapy could give you back what time and nature takes away.
Testosterone levels drop as you age.
Testosterone replacement is used to bring the testosterone levels in your blood back into the normal ranges for your age, weight and gender. Testosterone replacement therapy is available in several forms. Our doctors have found that the best way to give testosterone replacement is with testosterone injections.
The many benefits of testosterone injections include:
If you have low testosterone, your doctor may prescribe testosterone injections. Testosterone replacement injections are prescribed over the course of months. You will likely see improvements within the first few weeks. An increased sex drive and improved sexual performance is usually the first change that most men experience. After that, month-by-month you will continue to experience the many positive benefits of testosterone replacement therapy.
Before you can see your doctor to find out if you are a good candidate for testosterone replacement, you should get to know the signs and symptoms of low testosterone. If you are between the ages of 35 and 65 and are experiencing the following, you may have low testosterone.
Generally speaking, men with testosterone levels below 300 ng/dL could be considered to have low testosterone and may experience some or all of the symptoms listed above. Only your doctor can tell for sure by giving you a testosterone blood test.
Your blood test results along with your medical history, and a physical exam, will be used to see if you need testosterone therapy.
Legitimate testosterone therapy is only available with a doctor’s prescription.
There is definitely a link between testosterone levels and sexual performance. There can be many different causes for erectile dysfunction, or ED. But, most men who have low testosterone, also experience ED or other sexual health issues.
We know that low testosterone reduces your ability to enjoy a satisfying sex life. Low libido and erectile dysfunction can result from Low T. Low sperm counts and other sexual problems can also be caused by low testosterone. If low testosterone is the cause of your sexual issues, testosterone replacement therapy can help.
There are many positive benefits of testosterone replacement therapy.
Low testosterone and obesity are tightly linked. Men who are overweight are more likely to have low testosterone, and men with low testosterone are also more likely to become obese.
Men of all ages who are obese, see a corresponding drop in testosterone. Even teens and men in their 20s who are overweight, have low testosterone. This becomes even more of a problem as men age and tend to put on weight and also have naturally dropping testosterone levels.
Medical researchers have found that obesity and low testosterone go hand-in-hand. One recent study concluded that obese men were almost 10x more likely to have low testosterone, than men who are not over weight.
For many years it was believed that testosterone replacement therapy increased a man’s risk of heart disease. However, that was based on old studies, and outdated information.
Today, we know that is not the case. We now know that testosterone replacement therapy can actually improve heart health, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. In fact, the latest research suggests that testosterone replacement can actually decrease a man’s risk of a “cardiovascular incident” such as a stroke or heart attack.
Any medical doctor can write you a prescription for testosterone replacement therapy. But, that does not mean you want to go to just any doctor for your testosterone injections.
You want to go to a doctor or clinic that specializes in hormone replacement therapies for men and women. Hormone replacement therapy is as much an art, as an exact science. You want to work with a facility that understands the subtle nuances of testosterone therapy, and can prescribe the right treatment plans for your individual needs.
Beyond that you want a facility that has a track record with proven results.
And, finally, you want a facility such as Nexel Medical, who treats every patient like an individual and provides the utmost in customer service and patient care, tailored to your unique needs, symptoms, and lifestyle.
Many things factor into making the right decision on where to go for testosterone replacement therapy.
This IQ test starts with an easy question because most men know that testosterone is required for fueling their sex drive and sexual performance. Men who have developed ED (erectile dysfunction), an abnormally low sex drive, and have clinically verified Low T levels are excellent candidates for testosterone replacement therapy. However, a physical examination and full review of the patient’s medical history are required before a valid prescription for using testosterone can be issued by the physician.
In both younger and older men with testosterone deficiency, the prevalence rates for bone fractures, osteoporosis and osteopenia are notably higher. In fact, men with low testosterone levels have a 50% greater chance for developing osteoporosis than men with normal levels. Medical research has substantiated that testosterone plays a major role in BMD (bone mineral density; so keeping your testosterone levels normalized helps to keep your bones stronger for longer.
They know that it has a dramatic effect on improving body composition, overall strength, and lean muscle mass. However, it is both illegal and unsafe to use testosterone medications for this or any other non-medical purpose. Both the injectable and topical forms of bio-identical testosterone are classified and very powerful medications that must be used under a doctor’s supervision. Using them solely to excessively increase normal testosterone levels can lead to far greater health problems.
But using testosterone therapy correctly will produce many desirable physical changes in a patient’s body composition, such as decreasing fat mass, increasing lean muscle mass and enhancing strength parameters.
In men with testosterone deficiency, studies have shown that using TRT has a positive effect on improved moods and general wellbeing, while reducing their chronic irritability and fatigue. Yet the studies that have focused on the relationship between low testosterone levels and chronic depression have been somewhat less conclusive. However, randomized control trials have consistently supported the benefits of testosterone therapy in regard to quality of life measures, such as emotional wellbeing and dependable energy levels.
Men with testosterone deficiency often present many of the components of metabolic syndrome, which are hypertension; obesity; insulin resistance; and impaired glucose regulation. Testosterone replacement therapy provides patents with a substantially reduced risk for developing these conditions.
It should also be noted that a meta-study performed in 2007 concluded that there is no evidence showing that using TRT increases the patient’s risk of stroke, angina, myocardial infarction, or cardiovascular disease. In fact, it was shown by this study to be beneficial to men who had chronic stable angina, since it provided them with an increased and angina-free tolerance for exercise.
The relationship between low testosterone and cognitive deficits is one that researchers are continuing to define. While the clinical trials performed to date have been of relatively short duration, they have shown that testosterone supplementation appears to provide improvements in cognitive function. These include improved verbal and spatial memory, along with mathematical reasoning. Adequate testosterone levels have also been shown to correlate with faster mental processing speeds.
It is important to be aware of all of the benefits of testosterone therapy because you are not just going to be treating your troublesome symptoms; you are going to be correcting their biological cause. The goal of medically prescribed TRT is to make patients healthier overall and the hormone therapy medical professionals at Nexel Medical never lose sight of that goal.
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