When most people hear the word “testosterone,” they think about men. In reality, testosterone is a hormone that women also need. Granted, women don’t need as much testosterone as men. According to Mayo Clinic, the average adult male needs somewhere between 240–950 ng/dL of testosterone,...
It’s no secret that low testosterone is linked to a whole host of health conditions. In previous blogs, we’ve talked about depression, osteoporosis, and insomnia. Today, we’re talking about another condition that’s connected to low testosterone levels: diabetes. In fact, if you’re a man with type...
True or false: osteoporosis is only relevant to women? False. Although it’s true that women often experience osteoporosis sooner than men, this condition actually affects millions of men in the United States. This is one of the more elusive conditions out there because most people...
“My wife is beautiful. She’s stunning. But when I can’t get (or maintain) an erection long enough to have sex, she thinks she’s the problem. And she’s not.” Unfortunately, the truth is that erectile dysfunction doesn’t just affect the men who have it. While it’s difficult...
Although scientists still aren’t entirely sure what causes depression, they have found one factor that could contribute to it: low testosterone levels. There are lots of reasons why your testosterone levels might be low. For one thing, these levels gradually begin to decline naturally after...
At LT Men’s Clinic, one of the questions we get all the time is, “Which testosterone replacement therapy is the best?” The short answer is that it depends on the patient—there really isn’t one treatment that surpasses the others. Each method has its pros and...
There are lots of hormones that affect your sleep, and testosterone is one of them. Did you know that your body produces testosterone during REM sleep, and your testosterone levels are highest in the morning? So if you’re not getting enough deep sleep at night,...
Contrary to popular belief, the #1 men’s sexual dysfunction is not erectile dysfunction: it’s premature ejaculation (PE). While erectile dysfunction affects men who are generally over 60 years of age, PE is two to three times more common among men between the ages of 19...
Older men who have lower levels of testosterone tend to be at significantly higher risk for bone fracture, according to a study presented here at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. Like other recent research, this study suggests that...
The serum level of bioavailable testosterone (BT) can predict risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in older men, new research suggests. Although low levels of BT were associated with the onset of AD, higher levels may offer protective value against the disease, report the researchers, led by...