Does Low Androgen Impact Reproductive performance? Yes, and Here’s How
by John Dugan OwnerAndrogen! Men like to claim their bodies
are full of it. In pop culture, it’s taken on a meaning that is inextricable from
virility. Yet the truth is that a lot of men don’t have all the androgen they
need to maintain reproductive performance – and also for their overall general
health. Because while androgen is associated in the public mind with sensual
matters, it actually has uses that extend beyond the manhood.
About
androgen
Just
to bring everyone up to speed, androgen is the primary male hormone. As
Wikipedia points out, androgen “plays a key role in the development of male
reproductive tissues … as well as promoting secondary [male] characteristics
such as increased muscle and bone mass, and the growth of body hair.”
But androgen also has uses in general health and
well-being, and in particular in helping to prevent osteoporosis (which is the
loss of bone mass, which can lead to frail bones that break easily.)
Men produce androgen naturally, and production ramps up
markedly during adolescence (which is why a guy’s manhood and balls grow and
hair starts to develop all over the body during the teen years). But somewhere
around age 30, the body starts producing a little less androgen each year – a
decline of somewhere around 1% per year. In addition, there may be other
reasons why a man has less androgen than he should, such as diet, exercise,
etc. As a matter of fact, some scientists believe that low androgen is
significantly under-diagnosed and may affect as many as 13 million men, 90% of
whom go untreated.
Issues
But just what are some of the problems associated with
low androgen?
- Reproductive
drive and function. The one that most guys know about and worry about the most.
When androgen levels are low, a man has less desire for physical intimacy. In
some cases, tumescence may be harder to come by, although actual male
dysfunction is not typically a side effect of low androgen by itself.
- Depression. Many men with low
androgen find it affects their mental health, especially in terms of
depression. Since lower androgen occurs as a guy ages, and since many men feel
depressed about aging, the lower androgen may worsen a predisposition to
depression.
- Sleep
problems. Sleep
patterns are often disrupted by too little androgen. This can lead to insomnia,
which can take the form of having trouble falling asleep or of waking and being
unable to get back to sleep. Some men may already have sleep apnea, which in
turn contributes to lower androgen as well.
- Emotional
issues. Beyond
depression, low levels of androgen are associated with other emotional changes,
such as sadness or irritability. It can also dampen enthusiasm and motivation
and can impact self-confidence.
- Fatigue. Low energy levels are
often a byproduct of low androgen. A man tires more easily or has a harder time
getting started in the mornings.
- Physical
changes. Sometimes
the change in androgen levels correlates with physical changes in a man. He may
gain weight more easily or lose some of the strength he used to have. Body hair
may decrease, and he may develop some fat tissue in the breast area. It also
can lead to a weakening of the bones. All of this can contribute to feelings of
depression, which low androgen already can make more likely.
If a
man worries he may have low androgen, he needs to speak with his doctor for a
diagnosis and to determine if treatments are needed.
In
the meantime, he needs to work to keep his member as healthy as possible, and
that includes regular use of a superior male organ health crème (health
professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil, which is clinically proven mild and
safe for skin). The best crème will include L-arginine and alpha lipoic
acid. The former boosts nitric oxide production, which helps the blood vessels
expand for increased blood flow when needed. The latter is an antioxidant that
protects the male organ cells from free radicals and the oxidative stress they
can cause.
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