What Is Testosterone?
Testosterone is the most important androgen in men as it is accountable for the primary development of male sex traits. Testosterone is also one of the most anabolic hormones to be made by the body.
Thus, testosterone is essential for:
- Good energy
- Promoting muscle growth
- Sustaining sex drive
- Enhancing erectile quality
- Enhancing cognitive function
- Confidence and motivation
- Facial hair and body hair growth
- Bone mineral density
- Good immune function
- Sleeping well tonight
Men produce testosterone due to a chemical messenger cascade received via the hypothalamic-pituitary-testes (HPT) axis. If something in this process is malfunctioning, the messages are not being received and the body will not produce enough testosterone to be well. Thus, men who experience traumatic injury to the testicles will end up with lowered levels of endogenous testosterone.
What Makes Testosterone Essential to a Man’s Quality of Life?
Testosterone is the most characteristic “male” hormone. Its androgenic quality makes men assertive, driven, and resolute to dominate every single day. Naturally enough, testosterone plays a part in almost every area of a man’s life, whether in relationships, career ambitions, sporting performance, socializing, or sex.
Until about the age of 25, the male body will produce sufficient testosterone. But after a man gets past this age, the body doesn’t produce as much testosterone any longer; in fact, it will typically only produce a fraction of what it used to at younger ages.
When natural testosterone levels drop significantly, symptoms of low T will usually arise. Such symptoms are likely to include persistent fatigue, inability to focus, inability to achieve an erection, sleeplessness, loss of strength and muscle mass, and so on.
Luckily, symptoms of low T are almost always eliminated following the restoration and maintenance of healthy levels of testosterone (the purpose of TRT).
Are There Any Health Risks Associated with TRT?
The health risk associated with TRT is low if it’s done by a qualified medical practitioner specializing in male hypogonadism. This is why men go to the majority of doctors at Dvida because we’re specially trained to treat low-T men with bioidentical testosterone that works just as well as the testosterone your body naturally creates.
Lastly, we require that any prospective TRT candidate have the proper lab work done before we initiate any type of low T treatment. We only administer TRT to those individuals who will benefit from it safely and with minimal health risk.