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Sunday, 3 June 2012

Male Hormone Replacement Therapy

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By Jake Alexandre


The definition of a hormone is a chemical substance produced by an endocrine gland that has a specific effect on the activities of other organs in the body. The major female and male hormones can be classified as estrogens or androgens. Both classes of male and female hormones are present in both males and females alike, but in vastly different amounts. Most men produce 6-8 mg of the male hormone testosterone (an androgen) per day, compared to most women who produce 0.5 mg daily. Female hormones, estrogens, are also present in both sexes, but in larger amounts for women.

In men, testosterone plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues such as the testis and prostate as well as promoting secondary sexual characteristics such as increased muscle, bone mass, and the growth of body hair. On average, an adult human male body produces about 7-8 times more testosterone than an adult human female body, but females are more sensitive to the hormone.

As men age past year 40, hormonal changes occur that perceptibly inhibit physical, sexual, and cognitive function. The outward appearance of a typical middle-age male shows increased abdominal fat and shrinkage of muscle mass, a hallmark effect of hormone imbalance. A loss of feeling of well being, sometimes manifesting as depression, is a common psychological complication of hormone imbalance.

Hormones can be prescribed for a variety of conditions, but as men grow older, they will lose substantial portions of their testosterone production. Our entire body ages over time and just like every other part of our body, those parts that produce hormones tend to slow down.

The most significant hormone imbalance in aging men is a decrease in free testosterone while estrogen levels remain the same or precipitously increase. Through a variety of mechanisms, as men grow older, they suffer from the dual effects of having too little testosterone and excess estrogen. The result is a testosterone/estrogen imbalance that directly causes many of the debilitating health problems associated with normal aging.

Hormone therapy for men isn't brand new, but it is substantially underused. New formulations are now available, and so this is changing and men can now reverse many effects of depleting hormone balances and obtain some other very enjoyable results.

Male hormone therapy does not mean that a 50 year old man will have the body of a 30 year old man. We still age. However, with proper diet and exercise, you can probably come close to being as healthy and sexually active as a 30 year old male. Within a week after beginning the make hormone therapy, the average man will start to notice a strong increase in sex desire as well as sexual stamina and capability. Moods can also start to change and all of these changes will continue to increase as the hormones continue to become effective. Cases of mild depression may also be lessened in the short run.




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