Male hormone health risk warning

The vast majority of hormonal health risks in men aged 30-50 are not irreversible organic diseases, but are early warning signs of the accumulation of long-term bad living habits. As long as early signs such as fatigue, loss of sexual desire, and abnormal mood occur, timely intervention is required. More than 90% of them can be restored to normal levels. There is no need to wait for serious problems such as metabolic disorders and reproductive function damage to be remedied.

I met the 32-year-old Internet operator Xiao Zhang in the clinic last week. The first thing he said when he entered the door was "Doctor, am I suffering from kidney deficiency?" When I asked, I found out that he had been working overtime until 1 o'clock every day for more than half a year, and drank with clients until midnight at least three days a week. In the past three months, he was not only out of breath when climbing the third floor, but also had difficulty in having an intimate life with his girlfriend. I quarreled with my colleagues over a trivial matter, so I secretly bought a bunch of kidney-tonifying health supplements and took them for two months, but nothing worked. After checking six sex hormones, my serum testosterone was only 8.7nmol/L, which is 2nmol/L lower than the lower limit for normal adult men. It was also accompanied by excessive cortisol. To put it bluntly, my endocrine system was disrupted by a long-term disordered routine.

Regarding the handling of such issues, doctors in different fields actually have quite different opinions. An old professor from the Department of Endocrinology told me before that many young people now panic when their testosterone is low, and ask if they can prescribe supplements. In fact, according to traditional diagnosis and treatment standards, as long as there are no congenital gonad development problems, we generally do not recommend direct external supplementation for patients under 35 years old. If you adjust your living habits for three months first, 80% of people's indicators can go back up. However, many men's colleagues hold different opinions, saying that if the patient has obvious symptoms of erectile dysfunction, depression and other symptoms, and the indicators are more than 1/5 lower than the normal value, short-term supplementary treatment with testosterone undecanoate can be used in small doses to quickly improve symptoms and avoid problems that further affect the quality of life. As long as hormone levels are monitored regularly, dependence problems will not arise.

I once met a 27-year-old fitness enthusiast who pounded the weights in the gym every day, ate chicken breasts and broccoli, and burned body fat in order to compete in competitions. His daily caloric deficit reached 1,000 calories for 2 consecutive months. In the end, not only did his testosterone drop to the level of menopausal men, but he also developed signs of osteoporosis. It took almost a year to get it back. Many people have misunderstandings, thinking that doing leg exercises and eating vegetarian food can stimulate testicles. In fact, this is not true. Hormone stability is a systematic project. Overtraining and overdieting will cause cortisol to spike, which will inhibit the secretion of testosterone. The signal you give to the body is that "survival is stressful now", and the body will naturally shut down the priority of reproductive-related functions.

Many men feel that their bodies are too rough. It is normal for them to feel tired and uninterested because they are getting old. In fact, what they really need to be wary of is the fatigue that cannot be relieved for more than a month. They have obviously slept for 8 hours and are still groggy when they wake up in the morning. The intimate things that they liked before are now not forgotten once every half a month. The fat on your belly suddenly piles up, you gain weight even if you drink water, and you feel irritable and want to get angry at every turn. If two or three of these signs appear at the same time, don’t bear it, and don’t blindly buy those Internet celebrity testicle-stimulating supplements that cost hundreds of dollars a bottle. Go to the hospital first to have a blood test for six sex hormones. It costs dozens of dollars and everything will be clear.

Nowadays, there are many conditioning methods available to everyone. Some people believe in lifestyle adjustments. The most diligent patient I have ever seen was a 40-year-old patient. After his testosterone was low, he went to bed at 10 o'clock every day and got up at 6 o'clock. He ran 5 kilometers three times a week. He also gave up drinking for 20 years. After three months of review, his testosterone increased directly from 9 to 16, which is higher than many young men. Some people feel that it is too slow to adjust their living habits and are willing to intervene with drugs. As long as they are used under the guidance of a doctor, there is no problem. What they fear most is that they secretly buy testosterone injections from the black market and end up destroying their gonads, which is not worth the gain. There are also the amazing Maca, Tribulus Terrestris, Zinc and Magnesium tablets that are being promoted on the Internet. To be honest, I have checked relevant research in the past five years. These things can at most have a auxiliary effect on people who usually have an unbalanced diet and insufficient zinc intake. If you have low testosterone because you stay up late, it will be useless to eat ten bottles. It is purely IQ tax.

To be honest, men have been taught to "take care of things" since they were young. They hold back even minor problems and don't talk about them. It seems that they will lose face if they say they are tired or not in good condition. In fact, hormones are like colds and fevers. When there is a problem, your body sends you a signal. You receive it and adjust it in time. Nothing happens. If you hold on until a big problem really occurs, it will be too late to regret it. After all, your body is your capital, right?