{"id":19975,"date":"2025-06-27T20:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T20:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/19975\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T20:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T20:31:13","slug":"the-low-testosterone-symptoms-to-look-out-for-and-how-to-handle-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/19975\/","title":{"rendered":"The Low-Testosterone Symptoms to Look Out for\u2014and How to Handle Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

This age-based decline in testosterone is distinct from more cut-and-dry medical conditions, like Kleinfelder syndrome, where men are born with an extra X chromosome. These medical conditions are often treated with TRT; how far the therapy is applicable to others who have low testosterone symptoms is more controversial. Healthy men generally only have a \u201cslight decline\u201d in testosterone levels as they age, says Kelly, and only when they\u2019re in their 70s and 80s. Testosterone levels declining earlier and more severely usually happens because of other health issues, like inflammation, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Things in your diet like processed foods<\/a> and endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in some plastic packaging can affect testosterone levels too. The important thing is your average level, Kelly stresses, as it changes throughout the day and even between seasons. It\u2019s true that over-exercising can cause your testosterone levels to drop, he says, \u201cbut it\u2019s a transient thing\u201d.<\/p>\n

In most cases, Kelly thinks the crucial thing for keeping your testosterone levels up is just a healthy lifestyle: exercising<\/a>, eating well<\/a>, sleeping well<\/a>. In short, all the things we know we should be doing. An exception where TRT \u201cmight be a really useful and beneficial therapy for some men\u201d is to help break the cycle of poor health\u2014\u00a0because if you\u2019re obese, \u201cand then that lowers your testosterone, your lower testosterone contributes to you not processing sugar and fat as well, so you become more obese.\u201d<\/p>\n

Foster is more bullish about the benefits of TRT. He views the testosterone decline in middle-aged men as akin to menopause in women, and something that lifestyle changes will help, but can\u2019t fix. \u201cYou can eat all the zinc<\/a> and selenium [supplements] you want,\u201d he says, \u201cbut it\u2019s not going to make your testicles the same as they were 10 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

He cites\u2014as Kelly does\u2014studies that link low testosterone in men to an increased risk of mortality. A healthier lifestyle might push you up to the lower end of what the NHS considers a \u201cnormal\u201d testosterone level\u2014about eight nanomoles per litre\u2014but \u201call those risks associated with your health aren\u2019t going to suddenly resolve.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s very wary, though, about prescribing TRT to younger men under 30 who don\u2019t have an obvious medical condition. Your natural testosterone levels \u201ckeep going higher each year to the age of 30ish,\u201d he says. \u201cIf we start disrupting this when you\u2019re 22, how do I know I\u2019m not causing damage for when you\u2019re 40, 50, 60?\u201d He finds the trend of under-30s getting on TRT, especially in the bodybuilding<\/a> world, absolutely terrifying.<\/p>\n

The obsession in some corners of the internet with maximizing your testosterone can lead to some weird habits. On Reddit\u2019s dedicated testosterone forum<\/a>, one user offers a unique prescription: \u201cCarnivore diet. Semen retention (no porn). Heavy lifting. Lots of sunlight exposure\u2026 especially on the testicles.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Kelly tells me, it\u2019s a minefield out there. Abstaining from masturbation has been proved to raised testosterone only among \u201ca handful of people\u201d\u2014and that has to be weighed against the much clearer benefits of regular orgasm. If you\u2019re concerned about low testosterone, do get in shape<\/a> and get your diet sorted, and possibly, depending on your age, consider TRT. And try to tune out all the strange advice you come across online.<\/p>\n

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