What are the symptoms of male hormone health? What medicine should you take?

The clinical male hormone mainly refers to testosterone. The core sign of health is that the serum testosterone level is within the normal range adapted to the individual and there are no related discomfort symptoms. In this case, there is no need to deliberately take medicine. Only people diagnosed with pathological low testosterone need to take testosterone supplements as prescribed by the doctor. Ordinary people who supplement on their own will damage endocrine function.

When I accompanied a friend to the endocrinology department for a review a while ago, I happened to meet a 28-year-old fitness enthusiast. He always felt that his muscle growth was slow and his testosterone was low after a long time of recovery after exercise. So he bought hundreds of imported testicle-stimulating drugs online without going for a check-up and took them for three months. Not only had I been suffering from insomnia all night recently and felt chest tightness, but my pregnancy test also revealed that my sperm motility was 40% lower than normal. The doctor said that it was caused by random supplementation of androgen. My own testosterone secretion was suppressed by exogenous hormones, and it would take more than half a year to slowly return.

In fact, there is really no need to blindly benchmark against the "5 signs of high testosterone" on the Internet. Many of the statements are controversial. For example, many people think that thick beards and more body hair are hormonal health. In fact, many people are born with hair follicles that are sensitive to androgens. Even if their testosterone levels are at the lower limit of normal, their beards are much thicker than others. On the contrary, some people with high testosterone levels have lighter body hair. The state of true hormonal health is very personal. The most important thing is that you feel comfortable in your body. For example, you won’t get tired every now and then in your twenties or thirties, and you won’t feel energetic even though you haven’t done any heavy work. Your mood won’t be inexplicably low or irritable like riding a roller coaster, and your sleep won’t be tossing and turning all night long. I can't sleep, and my body fat will not pile up on my stomach even though I eat and exercise normally. My normal physiological needs are within the rules I am accustomed to, and there is no sudden cliff-like decline. In addition, the blood test for testosterone is within the reference range given by the hospital, so I am healthy and there is no need to worry about it.

Many people first think about taking supplements as soon as they feel a little tired and in poor condition. This is really putting the cart before the horse. Not to mention that most of the time poor condition is caused by staying up late at night, sitting for long periods of time, and drinking high-sugar drinks every day. Even if they really feel something is wrong, the first thing to do is not to buy medicine, but to go to a regular hospital to have a venous blood test for six sex hormones, so that the doctor can determine whether testosterone is really low and what is the reason for the low testosterone. A 36-year-old brother I met before had a pathological lack of testosterone secretion due to a previous testicle-related surgery. The doctor prescribed him testosterone undecanoate soft capsules, and he followed the doctor's instructions for regular review and adjustment of dosage. He has had no side effects after taking it for almost two years, and his condition has remained stable. But if it is not a confirmed pathological problem, the doctor will not prescribe you any medicine. Just like the programmer who worked overtime for three consecutive months, it was found that his testosterone was stuck at the lower limit of normal. The doctor did not even prescribe medicine, so he asked him to take 20 minutes to go out for a walk every day, replace his two cups of bubble tea a day with sugar-free, and try to go to bed before 12 o'clock. Only a month and a half later, he said that he was no longer short of breath while climbing the third floor, and his testosterone had risen to the middle of the normal range during the review.

To put it bluntly, male hormone secretion itself is a self-regulating system, just like a reservoir that stores water on its own. As long as you don’t dig a dam every day, it can be maintained at normal levels most of the time. If you have enough water, you have to pour water into it, but it will easily collapse the dam. The high testosterone produced by taking random pills will not only not make you better, but may also increase the risk of prostate disease and cardiovascular disease. It is really unnecessary.