17 October 2009

Male Hormones

By Anju Mathur, MD

Women who want to handle symptoms of menopause often seek a doctor's help to replace the dwindling supply of hormones naturally produced by the body. But if a man wants to avoid wrinkly skin, weakness and loss of strength, hair falling out, and low libido, what should he do? Why not the same? Replace the lost hormones.

Because women enter menopause and therefore lose the fertility that results in children, while men continue to be fertile later in life, traditional medicine has neglected hormone replacement for men. But the ability to produce hormones in the body dwindles off on a gradient with age in both males and females. Just because a man can still father a baby doesn't mean he likes being a bald, wrinkly, weak old guy.

Male bodies begin to decrease hormone production in when the body ages beyond the age of 30. In some it is more pronounced than others. As age increases, the production of hormones dwindles on a gradient. Not only physical appearance is affected, but also physical and mental well being.

Men can be helped just as much as women by hormone replacement therapy. Feeling youthful and looking younger is significant to both sexes.

Of course, when you think of male hormones, the one that comes to mind is testosterone. But other hormones play a big role in maintaining youthfulness for men as well as women. Some of the other necessary hormones are growth hormone, thyroid hormone and even estrogen and progesterone.

To begin a hormone replacement program, the first thing to be done is medical testing, to find out which hormones are lacking and in what amount. Replacement with bioidentical (which means the hormones used as replacement are the same as the ones lost, not synthetic) hormones in specific amounts for each individual will then be prescribed by a doctor.

Exercise and diet play a large role in maintaining youthfulness, but they will not be nearly as effective as when they are combined with hormone replacement. A myriad of other remedies have been marketed throughout history, from hair replacement to Dr. Hustler's Medicine Show tonic. (The tonic was probably full of cocaine or alcohol or both - so it may have made some feel youthful for a short time.)

But finding the real reason for these symptoms of aging and attacking the problem at the source results in a longer lasting benefit. If you suffer from or worry about these symptoms of age, do something about it. Skip the tonic. Get to the cause of the problem and replace the lost hormones.

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