Low Testosterone and Erectile Dysfunction
Most men don't understand how testosterone
works even though it's what makes them men. For men to function and be a man
they need testosterone.
Every part of their development is related to their levels of testosterone.
Studies have shown that the male hormone goes beyond just the normal health
benefits like sex and libido.
Medical professionals refer to these chemicals as the most important male
hormones in the body. These chemicals are none as androgens and are made in the
man's gonads (testicles)
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Testosterone and
androgens are built by thing called steroids. There is a age related
decrease in androgen in men when they start to get old. This differs
from man to man but the general idea is that when men reach 21 years of
age they
testosterone levels starts to drop. These changes are very slow and
can take up to 50 years for it to totally expire. |
This is off course no comfort for most men. These changes can cause great discomfort not only sexually (erectile dysfunction) but also just general well being.
Studies have found that 9% of men between age group of 50 to 59 years are
suffering from ADAM (androgen decline in the aging male). This number goes up to
34% between the ages of 60 to 69 and it goes up to 68% for men between 70 to 79
years of age.
Testosterone production goes through levels during the day. It has been found
that it is on a all time high in the early morning and on its lowest in the
evening.
Loss of erection (low
libido and
erectile
dysfunction) is sometimes related to low
testosterone.
Erectile dysfunction is caused by various factors like blood flow, age,
blood pressure
,
diabetes,
smoking,
stress & hellip; just
to name a few but however low testosterone has a impact on sexual interest,
performance levels in bed. Chemicals drugs like Viagra and levitra are sometimes
prescribed for
erectile
dysfunction but in it does help with low testosterone levels. It sometimes
in important for men to use
testosterone therapy in conjunction with
erectile
dysfunction drugs.
A male start producing test before they are even born and its on its highest
when they reach their adolescence years (16 -22). This when the male boy start
to see changes in his body, facial
hair, pubic
hair and seeing changes
in his physic and of course starting to see women in a different light. The
process starts in the brain. The so-called hypothalamus creates a hormone called
gonadotrpin hormone(also known as the sex hormone). When this hormone reaches
the pituitary gland it release another hormone called the eternizing hormone.
When it reaches a high enough level it stimulates the
testicles to
start producing
testosterone.
High levels of testosterone increase your libido and thus lessen
erectile
dysfunction. As a young man in puberty you most probably never experience
any erectile problem at all. In fact you probably experience involuntary
erection. This
is most probably because of the high levels of testosterone in your blood. As
you get old the male start to produce less testosterone and it's said that it
reach about 10% of what you use to produce when you reach the age of 80. It is
also found that age is not only factor when it comes to testosterone but also
people that have conditions like
obesity
or diabetes.
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