The Cause Of Low Testosterone for Men

Testosterone is a male sex hormone that is most important. Deficiency or imbalance of testosterone can affect sexual development, fertility, and even increase the risk of chronic disease.

In the early days of pregnancy, these hormones will determine whether the fetus will androgynous male or female. Deficiency of this hormone during pregnancy will cause a condition called genital ambiguity, where the gender of the external examination newborn was not clear.

If a testosterone deficiency (hypogonadism) occurs during puberty, this can slow the growth and interfere with the development of secondary male characteristics.

Meanwhile, adult male hypogonadism experienced will cause one's manhood function impaired.

Men with low testosterone levels will have symptoms of tiredness, sluggish, low libido, and erectile dysfunction. Mood swings, irritability, and depression, can also accompany hypogonadism.

Cause

According to Nugroho, there are several causes of male hypogonadism. If a testosterone deficiency occurs in infancy or before puberty, can be caused by damage to the testicles.

"Congenital genetic abnormalities, such as chromosomal defects, or also because testes develop inflammation or trauma. This condition is also called primary hypogonadism," said a doctor from the hospital. Fatmawati Jakarta.

Meanwhile, in the secondary hypogonadism developing testicular normal but does not function normally due to the lack of stimulation of the pituitary hormones in the brain.

"The cause could be due to an unhealthy lifestyle, stress hormones are high so depressed," he said.

Chronic diseases such as metabolic syndrome, which is characterized by blood sugar levels and high cholesterol, and fat accumulation in the abdomen, can also cause decreased testosterone.

"Half of patients with metabolic disease also experience erectile dysfunction also experience hipogodisme. Hence, all three should be equally treated. While walking there will be improvements," he said.

Hypogonadism diagnosis is made based on symptoms and results of a blood test that measures the levels of testosterone.

Hipogodasime therapy depends on the cause. Testosterone replacement therapy by injection, gel, or plaster, is effective enough to restore normal testosterone levels.

In the boys who suffer from hypogonadism, this therapy can stimulate puberty. "In children, treatment should be promptly and treated until normal physiology," he said.

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