Testosterone Therapy for Men

Fight loss of energy, memory loss, weight gain and restore your sex drive and performance

Why Do Men Need Testosterone Treatment for Low T?

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.

Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT therapy) is given in the form of testosterone products such as testosterone pellets.

Bioidentical Hormone Therapy

Unfortunately, many men are reluctant to report erectile dysfunction (ED) to their partner, or physician, due to social stigmas associated with bedroom performance. ED, or the inability to maintain an erection, is much more common than the general population may realize and has a lot to do with men’s health. A Johns Hopkins study revealed that over 18 million men in the U.S. over the age of 20 experience difficulties having and maintaining an erection.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Several studies show only NATURAL testosterone to be protective and preventative of many disease states. Men with low testosterone are 3 times as likely to get Alzheimer’s dementia. In a recent study, men over 55 with higher levels of testosterone showed a significant reduction in coronary artery disease and heart attacks; testosterone builds bone by 8.3% per year, preventing osteoporosis. Low testosterone increases cortisol levels and insulin levels, both of which increase belly fat and increase your risk for diabetes. Natural testosterone can ONLY be absorbed subcutaneously; therefore, a pellet placed under the skin is required.
What is “normal” for the average population may not be optimal for you. The optimal testosterone level in males is 900-1250, a “normal” lab reference can range from 200-1100 for men. Men are typically symptomatic under 400 but that’s in the ”normal range.”
Hormone pellets offer a natural hormone balance method that keeps your levels in the optimal range 24/7. Methods that put your hormones on a roller coaster by taking something every day, like shots and creams, don’t offer the benefit of balanced hormones 24 hours a day. The release of the hormones is regulated by your cardiac output. As your heart pumps faster, like when you are working out, blood flow increases over the pellet and increases the release of hormone required by your increase in activity. While you are sleeping, when your cardiac output is lowered, less hormone is released.
A comprehensive lab panel will be performed and the hormone pellet is customized to your individual hormone levels. A complete thyroid panel is drawn, as well as vitamin D3 levels. If these are abnormal they will also be supplemented because there is a synergy between all of these with testosterone, achieving optimal levels of all of these will allow you to gain the most benefits and give you the best results.
Hormone pellets last longer in men than women, lasting around 6 months depending on your activity level.
A minor surgical procedure is performed where the skin is numbed on the fatty part of your flank or buttock, a small incision is made and a hollow trocar instrument is then used to tunnel under the skin and insert the pellets in the fatty subcutaneous layer. The incision is then closed with a sterile dressing. Most patients experience minimal discomfort.