Testosterone is a hormone that your body produces naturally from birth. It is present in both females and males. The production of the hormone is different for both genders. For males, it occurs in the testes, while in women, the ovaries.

Low testosterone, TD or testosterone deficiency syndrome, or male hypogonadism is where your body produces less of this hormone than it should. Men develop muscles, bones, red blood cells, and sexual features. Normal testosterone levels in women should be between 15 to 70 nanograms per deciliter, while in men, it is 280 to 1,100.

Signs and Symptoms

Some symptoms are similar across men and women but with slight differences. They include:

Sexual Related Symptoms

Male hypogonadism has several symptoms. Men may have erectile dysfunction, small testicles, and low levels of semen. Testosterone is responsible for men’s sex drive and their ability to have and maintain an erection. It stimulates the production of nitric oxide in the brain’s receptors.

Nitric oxide triggers chemical reactions that encourage erections. Testosterone also helps in producing semen and the development of the penis and testicles. As a result, low levels of the hormone cause low levels of semen and smaller than average testicles. In women, it most often results in vaginal dryness that turns them off from sex.

Physical Symptoms

Testosterone plays a role in building muscle tissue and bone mass and maintaining the balance between testosterone and estrogen in men.

In bones, it causes osteoporosis, a disease that causes the thinning of the bones among women and older men. The imbalance of estrogen and testosterone causes men to develop gynecomastia and increase body fat. Other physical symptoms of the condition include hair loss and fatigue.

Psychological Symptoms

Testosterone controls mood, mental capacity, and cognitive functions. It influences several physical processes that fall short with the low supply of the hormone. People with this condition tend to experience a lack of focus, irritability, depression, and memory issues.

Treatment

The remedy for this disease involves an increase in testosterone levels. There are three ways of doing this. They include taking testosterone boosters, nutrition, and testosterone replacement therapy. They involve herbal supplements that have ingredients that help boost the hormone. 

Maintaining some form of nutrition may help your body regulate levels of testosterone. Good nutrition involves eating foods rich in vitamin D and zinc.

Replacement therapy helps with severely low levels of testosterone and has several ways of dispensation. These include injections, patches, gels, and pellets.

For more on the signs, symptoms, and treatment of low testosterone, visit Full Life at our office in Nashville, Tennessee. You can call (615) 805-5600 to book a consultation today.