Testosterone is an anabolic steroid and also the primary sex hormone in men. Its role is to help develop the male reproductive system as well as help promote certain male characteristics which include the ability to gain muscle, grow facial hair, and have a healthy sex drive. Testosterone is what physically makes a man.
As men age, it is natural for them to gradually lose testosterone. However, it seems men just aren’t what they used to be. Though science can't fully explain or account for it, men today have a decreased level of testosterone; heightened levels of estrogen; and decreased sperm counts compared to data 10 years ago. Even worse, many men suffer from low T without even realizing that something's wrong, instead, associating the symptoms with the natural aging process.
Some health issues that arise from age-related testosterone deficiency include cardiovascular disease and heart attacks, high blood pressure, chronic fatigue, increase in LDL or bad cholesterol, loss of lean muscle and strength, premature aging, prostate cancer, diabetes, high blood sugar, increase in triglycerides, and sexual dysfunction.
Hormone Replacement Therapy, also known as HRT, or testosterone therapy for men, is a therapy to help with anti-aging health and longevity. This practice is designed to help both women and men as they go through things like menopause and loss of testosterone. HRT incorporates individualized doses of hormones that emulate nearly identically those each patient had as a younger woman or younger man.
Here are just a few of the benefits that men have experienced from hormone replacement therapy: Increased muscle strength, muscle mass, and body composition recharged sexual potency and libido, stronger bone density, healthier metabolism and increased ability to burn fat, more robust energy, stamina, and endurance, reduced cholesterol levels, stabilized mood and emotional state, greater elasticity of the heart and other muscle tissue, and improved concentration and focus.
Male patients with the following conditions and diseases have sometimes shown improvement from testosterone therapy: Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Eczema, Symptoms of Male Aging, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's, Fibromyalgia, Psoriasis.
At LongevityMed, we offer testosterone replacement therapy. It’s what we do every day and our specialty. Our Hormone Replacement Therapy provides individualized doses of hormones that emulate nearly identically those each patient had as a younger man. If you think you may be suffering from testosterone deficiency, take our hormone test or request to schedule a consultation today.
