What is Low Testosterone?
What is Low Testosterone? A common question we get from patients who wish to learn more about their health and how Low T can effect their overall health and happiness. Testosterone is primarily a male sex hormone made in the testes, however females also produce testosterone, just in smaller amounts. Testosterone is vital to the normal sexual development and functioning in men and remains important through a males life. When males reach puberty, increased testosterone development helps to develop masculine features such as body and facial hair, deepening of the voice, and muscle growth with increases in strength. Males also need testosterone to produce sperm. Testosterone levels in men will begin decrease with age around the mid 20's and steadily decline around 1- 2% annually. Some men will begin to notice the low testosterone symptoms in their 30's or 40's. For men that have low testosterone levels the first step is to get tested and diagnosed for Low T . L...