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Testosterone is mostly responsible for the normal growth and development of male sex and reproductive organs, including your penis, testicles, scrotum, prostate and seminal vesicles. Testosterone is also vital for the development of secondary male sex characteristics such as musculature, bone mass, fat distribution, hair patterns, laryngeal enlargement and vocal chord thickening (causing the deepened voice). Testosterone also maintain normal energy levels, a healthy mood, fertility and sex drive.
However, testosterone production declines naturally with age. The causes of low testosterone in men may be attributed to disease or damage to the hypothalamus, pituitary gland and/or testicles. These inhibit hormone secretion and testosterone production and result in what is also known as hypogonadism. If low productions of the hormone testosterone occur at a very young age, this could lead to abnormalities in muscle and bone development, underdeveloped genitals and diminished virility.
In a man's brain, there is a complex chain of signals called the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. The testosterone produced in the testes is regulated by this chain. Normal daily production of testosterone ranges from around 4 – 7 milligrams. At the onset of puberty, there is a rapid increase in production of testosterone in the testes. But just as rapidly as it increases at puberty, testosterone production slows when a man hits the age of around 45 - 50.
There are many causes of low testosterone in men. One of these causes is hypogonadism. Hypogonadism as a cause of low testosterone in men can be classified depending on its stage in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis chain:
Primary stage: because of disruption in the testes.
Secondary stage: because of disruption in the pituitary.
Tertiary stage: because of disruption in the hypothalamus.
Hypogonadism as a cause of low testosterone in men can also be a result of physical injury, disease, surgery and as a side effect of certain medications.
Primary hypogonadism is a cause of low testosterone in men that can also be classified as congenital in cases like anorchia (vanishing testes syndrome), and cryptorchidism (failure of testicles to descend into scrotum).
Acquired hypogonadism is a cause of low testosterone in men caused by chemotherapy, organ damage (occurs during surgery involving the pituitary gland, hypothalamus or testes), glandular malformation, head trauma (affecting the hypothalamus), infections (meningitis, syphilis, mumps), radiation treatment, testicular trauma and tumors of the pituitary gland, hypothalamus or testicles.
Signs depend on the age of onset and the duration of hormonal deficiency. Congenital hypogonadism as a cause of low testosterone in men is generally characterized by underdeveloped genitals and occasionally, undeterminable genitals. The development of hypogonadism near puberty can result in enlargement of breast tissue, sparse or absent pubic and body hair, an underdeveloped penis, testes, and muscle mass. Adult men may experience diminished libido, erectile dysfunction, muscle weakness, loss of body hair, depression and other mood disorders.
There
are various remedies for the causes of low testosterone in men. There
are oral medications, injectables, patches, gels and transdermal
creams. The best, most effective and safest way of testosterone
replacement is through the use of transdermal testosterone creams.
Natural bioidentical testosterone creams are safe because they are
applied directly onto the skin, thereby avoiding first pass metabolism
by the liver which is a problem with pills and capsules. This method is
also very convenient because it can be administered in private.
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