A 50-year-old guy goes to the doctor with the symptoms of, well, being a 50-year-old guy. He’s overweight, sleeps poorly, and has less energy, as well as a lot less sex, than he once did – and all of this has made him depressed. Blood is drawn and his testosterone level is normal but on…
A high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet (aka, the Atkins Diet) has long been touted as a way to lose weight, but there are some serious side effects associated with this dietary approach. One of them is its impact on testosterone. A high-protein diet can send your T tumbling down. Why? Because when you pump lots of protein…
Testosterone is a hormone that is mainly produced in your testicles. While many men associate it with their sex drive and stamina, testosterone is also important for men in other ways. Having a healthy testosterone level helps you maintain strong bones, muscle mass, strength, and energy. It helps you keep your waistline from expanding and…
The testicles are part of the male reproductive system. They are also called testes (or a testis, if referring to one). The two small, egg-shaped glands sit behind the penis in a pouch of skin called the scrotum. They produce and store sperm. They also produce the male hormone testosterone, which is responsible for the…
Using red light to boost testosterone levels is one of many “biohacks” circulating around the Internet at the moment promising to restore your energy and sexual health to your former years. Using red light therapy to boost testosterone The apparent basis for this practice is a 1939 study in which researchers exposed different areas of…
The media will try to convince you that the only way to increase testosterone levels is to subject yourself to testosterone replacement therapy. Yet men in the know realize there are other safer, natural ways to bring those T numbers up, including a number of lifestyle choices. Did you know that some foods can increase testosterone…
One of the current buzz phrases in advertisements and articles directed at men is “low T,” meaning “low testosterone.” Men are being asked to take a personal inventory of specific signs and symptoms and talk to their doctor if they have indications of low testosterone. What’s so important about low testosterone? What are the symptoms…
Vasectomy and sex drive, especially loss of libido, are two concepts many men are reluctant to consider together. Among the most common questions men have about a vasectomy are, “Will a vasectomy reduce my sex drive?” and “Will a vasectomy cause erectile dysfunction?” The simple and direct answer to both of these questions is “no.”…
Low testosterone, or low T, affects about 5 million American men. Testosterone starts to naturally decline in men after age 40, but if it drops too low you may experience symptoms of low T. Your doctor can check your levels by taking a blood sample. The normal range is between 300 and 1,000 nanograms per…
Don’t keep blaming the decline in testosterone levels on getting older, say the authors of a new Australian study. Instead, “testosterone changes are largely explained by smoking behavior and changes in health status, particularly obesity and depression,” claims Gary Wittert, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Adelaide. Testosterone levels decline naturally as men age…
If you thought testosterone therapy was just for boosting sexual performance or building muscle, be prepared to add another benefit to the list. Results of four small trials showed that testosterone may improve exercise ability in patients with heart failure, and that T therapy may offer other health benefits as well. Testosterone is a hormone…
A data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) halted the treatment portion of a clinical trial of testosterone therapy among older men after preliminary data identified adverse cardiovascular effects in the treatment group. The trial was funded by the National Institute on Aging. The Testosterone in Older Men (TOM) trial randomized 209 men (average age, 74…
The deluge of ads and infomercials pushing testosterone replacement therapy for men with low T or symptoms associated with it have convinced many consumers that testosterone replacement therapy is the answer to their concerns, even though very few men actually meet the medical criteria for needing this form of treatment. One question all men who…
A new study appearing in the European Journal of Applied Physiology explored low testosterone in endurance athletes, a condition often referred to as exercise-hypogonadal male condition (EHMC, or low testosterone associated with high levels of aerobic exercise) to determine whether these individuals also experience symptoms associated with hypogonadism. Prior to this study, there has been…
You’ve probably heard the latest buzz phrase—“Got low T?” and the “T” being referred to is testosterone. Of the many conditions being attributed to low testosterone, researchers are now saying you can add the risk of type 2 diabetes to the list. The list of symptoms associated with low testosterone or testosterone deficiency in men includes reduced sex…
Thanks to new evidence that testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) does not increase prostate cancer risk, many PCa patients with low testosterone are breathing sighs of relief. Testosterone levels tend to decrease as men age, by about 1% per year after age 30. Low testosterone – also called low T or hypogonadism – affects approximately 13…
Given all of the emphasis on boosting testosterone levels and the media’s push for achieving this goal by taking testosterone replacement therapy, it’s important to let men know there are much safer, natural ways to bring T levels up. When we talk about those options, it’s important to know which supplements may increase testosterone levels….
If you are looking for the best ways to increase your T, you are in luck. Even though much of the testosterone surging through your bloodstream is tightly bound to a protein called sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), some testosterone is less tightly bound to another, different protein. That protein is called albumin, and a…
If you have coronary artery disease, is it safe for you to be taking testosterone replacement therapy? This is a question on the minds of some men and perhaps should be on the minds of even more. Why? Because there still seems to be question as to the safety of testosterone use and coronary artery…
Testosterone therapy harms cardiovascular health, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The randomized clinical trial studying testosterone therapy in men with a high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases was stopped ahead of time because adverse cardiovascular events raised serious concerns about the safety of testosterone therapy. It is important…
