Testosterone is the primary sex hormone in men and is what makes a man a man. Testosterone plays important roles in the activity and functioning of the male body. This is because the male body is filled with testosterone receptors. Male hormones regulate bodily functions and processes in men.

As men age, their bodies begin a hormonal decline. Beginning at around age 35, there is a decrease of approximately 2% of testosterone production per year. As these levels begin to fall, these testosterone receptors don’t receive enough of the hormone to keep you going.

Your hormones can become imbalanced and this has serious effects on the body such as decreased mental clarity, mood swings, irritability, depression, anxiety, extreme fatigue, and sleep disturbances. Some men do lose sex drive – but many do not! Therefore, this cannot be used as a symptom of hormonal balance.

Now, It is crucial to evaluate whether a low testosterone level in older people is related to natural aging or a disease such as hypogonadism. Hypogonadism inhibits testosterone production due to testicular or pituitary gland issues.

When (or IF) you take these issues to your physician, you are offered band-aid treatments such as antidepressants, sleeping and anxiety pills and a host of other medications. In addition to causing side effects such as weight gain, zombie like-state, dependency for sleep, and decreased sex drive, these medications are just masking the problem and fail to address the root problem actually causing the symptoms.

Testosterone therapy can improve the symptoms and signs of testosterone deficiency and reverse the hypogonadism effects. In particular, testosterone treatment can also aid in the recovery of erectile function in men with a history of prostate cancer.

We offer testosterone replacement in a bio-identical pellet form which typically last 6 months and does not require bi-weekly or weekly injections.  We also offer testosterone injections that are given in our office either bi-weekly or weekly.  We can also teach you how to self-inject the testosterone avoiding having to come to the office.