BHRT for Men

Just as estrogen and progesterone are the female sex hormones, testosterone is the male sex hormone. Testosterone is the main hormone produced in the testicles and secreted by the testes. Through bio-identical hormone therapy, or BHRT for men, testosterone can be restored to pre-depleted levels.  BHRT treatments for men are administrated from our Houston, Texas medical center.

Some telltale signs of decreased testosterone are:

• loss of sex drive/inability to maintain an erection
• fatigue
• irritability
• depressed mood
• aches and pains in the joints
• dry skin
• osteoporosis
• loss of weight
• absence or regression of secondary sexual characteristics, such as muscle development, deep voice, and hair distribution on the chest and face

Testosterone production is affected by a number of external factors, such as illness, medications, psychological state, obesity, exercise, and lifestyle (smoking and excessive alcohol intake). Factors such as reduced activity, nutritional deficiency, diabetes, and growth hormone deficiency can also contribute to lower levels.

The major effects of testosterone are:

• promotes libido, assertiveness, and sexual desire;
• stimulates the growth of certain organs;
• promotes protein anabolism, that is, the use of protein to build muscle, skin, and bone, and militates against protein catabolism, or breakdown;
• stimulates sperm production;
• nourishes all the tissues of the male urinary and reproductive systems;
• regulates the production of prostaglandin, which seems to keep prostate growth under control

Men who have a low testosterone level after age 40 may have a higher risk of death over a four-year period than those with normal levels of the hormone, according to a report in the August 14/28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.  Bioidentical hormone therapy at Dr. Shel’s Houston-based wellness center can help replenish testosterone levels in men.

Andropause

Unlike women undergoing menopause, middle-aged men generally do not experience a dramatic decrease in the production of sex hormones, according to background information in the article. Testosterone levels gradually decline as a man ages, decreasing approximately 1.5 percent per year after age 30. The effects of low testosterone levels include decreased muscle mass and bone density, insulin resistance, decreased sex drive, less energy, irritability and feelings of depression.

Previous studies have found that testosterone levels may dramatically decrease one to two days after surgery, trauma or critical illness–all factors that can increase the risk of death. To eliminate these effects, the authors reanalyzed the data excluding men who had died within the first year of follow-up. Men with low testosterone levels were still 68 percent more likely to have died. “The persistence of elevated mortality risk after excluding early deaths suggests that the association between low testosterone and mortality is not simply due to acute illness,” they write. “Large prospective studies are needed to clarify the association between low testosterone levels and mortality.”

We recommend that men over the age of 40, who may display signs of testosterone depletion, receive a periodic consultation to determine if bio-identical hormone therapy treatments, or BHRT, is necessary.  This services is provided at the Dr. Shel Wellness and Medical Spa, located near Houston, Texas.

For more personalized information, please request your FREE consultation here on BHRT for Men, or call us at 281-698-7435.

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