What are the content of male hormone health guidance?

The core of male hormone health guidance is around full-cycle hormone balance. It is not as simple as just relying on testosterone supplements as uploaded on the Internet.

I met a 28-year-old Internet programmer before. He stayed up until two or three o'clock every day to make changes to his requirements. During that time, he always felt lazy, lost a lot of hair, and couldn't get excited when he was with his girlfriend. After watching a short video and seeing others saying that this was a sign of low testosterone, he followed the trend and bought several imported testosterone supplements and ate three of them. Not only did Yue not get better, but his face was full of acne and he had a bad temper. When he went to the hospital for a hormone check, he discovered that he was not undersecreting testosterone at all, but staying up late and being stressed for a long time caused his cortisol to continue to rise, which forced his testosterone level down. Indiscriminate supplementation with exogenous testosterone disrupted the entire hormone system, and the gain outweighed the gain.

Many people have a biased understanding of male hormones. They think that "the higher the testosterone, the more manly." In fact, the balance of hormones is like an orchestra. It is not that the louder the testosterone part, the better. The parts such as estrogen, cortisol, and thyroid hormone must be in the appropriate rhythm for the overall state to be correct. Therefore, the first step in guidance must be to find out your actual hormone levels. You cannot blindly rely on the symptom comparison table on the Internet. When doing the test, you cannot only look at testosterone. The indicators such as luteinizing hormone, estradiol, progesterone, and the proportion of free testosterone must all be looked at comprehensively. Otherwise, it will be easy to find the wrong source of the problem.

The highest proportion is actually lifestyle adjustment, which is currently recognized by academic circles as the most cost-effective intervention method. After all, most people’s hormone disorders are inseparable from long-term bad living habits. I also met an enthusiast who has been working out for three years. He was crazy about body fat for competitions. He spent two hours of strength and one hour of aerobics every day, and his body fat rate dropped to 8%. He practiced harder than anyone else. As a result, his testosterone was lower than that of ordinary people who did not exercise. This was because of overtraining and the body fat rate was lower than the critical value of the body's synthetic hormones, which inhibited the secretion of hormones. This does not mean that you should not exercise, but you should find the intensity that suits you, and then combine it with a regular work and rest, and a reasonable diet structure, which will be more effective than how many supplements you take.

As for the medical intervention that everyone is most concerned about, especially exogenous testosterone supplementation, there is actually no unified conclusion in the academic community. Some clinicians believe that as long as the testosterone level is lower than the reference range, accompanied by clear symptoms such as fatigue, loss of libido, and loss of bone density, and after ruling out the effects of lifestyle and other diseases, low-dose supplementation can be done under medical advice to help the body quickly return to normal.； There are also other research opinions that exogenous testosterone will inhibit the secretion ability of one's own gonads to a certain extent. As long as it is not pathological hypogonadism, it is first recommended to adjust lifestyle to avoid dependence. Both views are supported by corresponding clinical data. The specific choice must be based on the actual situation of the individual. There is no universal standard answer.

In fact, many people ignore the impact of emotions and social relationships on hormones. There used to be a 35-year-old man who worked in sales. He hit KPIs for more than half a year and had a tense relationship with his family. When his hormones were checked, several items were below the critical value. Later, he took the initiative to apply for transfer to a back-office position. He often took his wife and children to camp in the suburbs on weekends without taking any supplements. After half a year, he checked again and all indicators returned to the normal range. To put it bluntly, hormones never exist in isolation. They are tied to your entire life. A healthy life itself is the best way to regulate it.