Testosterone

Testosterone is a hormone that has been intimately tied throughout time to a man’s virility and sexuality. It is a major steroid hormone of the testicles. However, testosterone is much more than just a sex hormone. With testosterone receptor sites in the brain and heart , and in fact throughout the entire body, testosterone plays a critical role in maintaining a healthy immune system, insuring proper heart function, regulating mood and cognition, controlling blood sugars, regulating healthy cholesterol levels, controlling blood pressure, preventing heart attacks and even reducing the risk for prostate cancer.
The age related declines in total and free testosterone levels in men are associated with easily identifiable, classic signs and symptoms called andropause. Signs may include loss of focus and drive, decreased libido, declines in sex drive…

Testosterone may be well-known as a hormone that has been tied to a man’s virility and sexuality, but few realize that it is also a very important hormone for women. As women age, estradiol and progestin levels begin falling as they enter menopause. Testosterone (produced in the ovaries and adrenal glands), thyroid hormone and growth hormone levels also decline during this time. As the levels of these key hormones diminish, profound degenerative changes begin occurring with growth and metabolism that affect the breast, vagina, bones, blood vessels…….

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