1. IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH
Healthy Heart and Blood: Your heart is the primary organ that pumps blood throughout your entire body. A significant decrease in testosterone levels can increase your risk for cardiovascular problems. Estrogen, a hormone converted from testosterone, is essential to keep your arteries, which the heart uses to supply blood, healthy and protected. Scientists have found out that 1 out of 4 men who’s undergone TRT, and who’s hormone levels have returned to normal, have a lesser risk of having a heart attack. Furthermore, more than 30% have a lesser chance to develop stroke. Normal or high testosterone levels even help increase the ability of the body’s tissues to take up more blood.
Reduce the risk of Diabetes: Diabetes has been related to low levels of testosterone in men. Testosterone aids in insulin resistance, meaning it helps the body use insulin properly and prevent glucose build up in your blood. Men with deficient testosterone with have troubles keeping their blood sugar normal. Whether diabetes affects testosterone levels or vice versa, the relationship between the two are still uncertain for scientists. However, it’s been found out that you are twice more likely to have deficient testosterone levels if you have Type II Diabetes.
Prevent obesity: Obesity and men with low testosterone levels have been found out to have had a tight relationship. In the body, there is a hormone called sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG). As its name suggests, it binds sex hormones like testosterone and estradiol which is an estrogen. It also transports these hormones in the blood. Obesity decreases the levels of SHBG, which means lesser testosterone is carried throughout your bloodstream. Another reason why your testosterone levels decline when you’re obese is that testosterone is metabolized by fat cells into estrogen. Testosterone supplements and regular exercise to lose weight can increase the hormone levels of your body.
2. MORE MUSCLES, LESS FAT
When your testosterone count drops, you can also expect a decrease of its functions such as fat distribution and muscle mass regulation. With TRT, you can activate androgen receptors which will help you pack more muscles to achieve a leaner body mass. The treatment can also help you decrease fat mass and control your body weight. However, some men under TRT have reported changes with an increase in muscle size and strength, but others only experience the former. You have to put some work along with the therapy. To achieve the maximum benefits of TRT, it’s best to combine it with strength-gaining exercises and a diet high on clean carbs and proper protein intake.
3. STRONGER BONES
As you age, it’s normal to experience a decrease in testosterone levels, and along with it is a decline in bone mineral density. Osteoporosis is a condition where bones weaken in time and put you at risk for fractures. It’s more common in women, as men have larger skeletons and lower hormonal changes compared to women. Osteoporosis is men has been linked to inadequate levels of testosterone which helps in the replacement of old bones and rebuilding them. TRT can help maintain your bones healthy and improve your athletic performance.
4. IMPROVE YOUR EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
Testosterone affects your mood. Hormonal imbalances don’t just occur in women but in men too. It can make men cranky, ill-tempered and low in energy. A decrease in the hormone plays a significant role in your brain functioning and can even cause serious problems like ineffective coping to stress and depression. When you age, hormonal changes like decrease in testosterone will cause fatigue and frequent mood swings. Men can be unpredictable and can get angry, withdrawn, hostile and anxious because of low testosterone. TRT can help this poor quality of life. However, mood lightening effects of the therapy have only shown effective in men treating hypogonadism with TRT. For men managing naturally low testosterone, there’s been no increase of cases of depression.
5. REVIVE YOUR LIBIDO
Testosterone has always been associated with libido. It fuels a man’s desire for sex, to perform and get satisfied. It rises when a man is sexually aroused and in sexual activity. Men would, most of the time, equate their youth with their sexual urges, drive, energy and vigor. Men with higher levels of testosterone have higher sexual activity. That’s why older men tend to seek TRT to maintain theirs. Low testosterone can lead to a lack of interest in sex and other sexual problems. The common misconception on erectile dysfunction is that it’s caused by low testosterone, but it’s actually medications and other medical conditions to be blamed. Your libido and performance, however, can be improved by TRT.
6. IMPROVE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING
Cognitive problems are also associated with low testosterone. There’s already strong evidence linking the two. Some studies have found out that men with normal to high levels of testosterone are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive impairment over men with low testosterone serum. Obviously, these problems occur in older men. Another study involving men from ages 30-70 has shown that under TRT, their verbal memory, spatial ability and mathematical reasoning has improved.
