From causes and symptoms to common myths surrounding low testosterone and Testosterone Replacement Therapy. Alphagenix Lead Clinician, Dr Max Draper, is here to answer your burning questions.
It’s only natural that men face lower testosterone levels as they age. But, with lower testosterone comes lower muscle mass, libido, energy, and more. We asked the experts at Alphagenix what their top supplements were to slow the process of lowering testosterone.
We specialise in TRT for men with medically low testosterone, but there’s always more you can do at home. We asked the experts at Alphagenix to share some of their top tips for naturally boosting your testosterone.
The answer to the question does the male menopause really exist will vary depending on who’s being asked. Ask a scientist and you’ll get one answer while a middle-aged man and his partner might have an entirely different reply!
Having erection trouble from time to time isn’t necessarily a cause for concern, however, if your erectile dysfunction is an ongoing issue, it can cause stress, anxiety, affect your self-confidence and contribute to relationship problems.
When you consider some of the symptoms of low testosterone levels in men it is perhaps not surprising that there will be the tendency to develop a corresponding lack in self-confidence.
One of the first symptoms of low testosterone levels maybe corresponding low energy levels. it might be that initially, you put your low energy levels down to a busy life or a hectic schedule, but sooner or later you notice that even if you have a good amount of rest you still feel tired and feel that you have no energy.
Because testosterone is responsible for developing muscle mass, if testosterone levels fall then a noticeable decrease in muscle mass will follow. The basic science of this is that healthy testosterone levels will build your muscles but low testosterone will turn that muscle into fat.
The depression that is associated with low testosterone levels may not be obvious. Having a vague feeling of not being yourself or being anxious and irritable might have a lot of causes and quite frequently low testosterone levels won’t be the first thing you would think of.
I can definitely relate to this and it can be super frustrating. You’ve been at the gym regularly and yet still you seem to be developing flab rather than muscle. First of all you put it down to not working hard enough so you up the tempo and when that doesn’t work you think maybe that’s just what happens when, as a man, you get a bit older.