Symptoms and causes of low testosterone
symptoms and causes of low testosterone
low testosterone can be seen in male testicular hypoplasia, quasi testicular syndrome Decreased sexual gonadal function of hypothalamus or pituitary. In addition, it is also seen in patients with hyperthyroidism, liver cirrhosis, renal failure, severe trauma and long-term illness.
I. causes and symptoms of low testosterone in men
1. Causes: low testosterone is mainly caused by endocrine abnormalities, which is related to alcohol, testicular diseases, drugs, long-term masturbation, genetic factors, etc.
2. Symptoms: decreased sexual function, irritability, decreased attention, feminization, decreased physical fitness, anxiety, irritability and other mental and psychological symptoms.
3. The impact of low male testosterone is that low testosterone will affect the quality of male sperm, reduce the number of sperm and form oligospermia. In severe cases, it will lead to azoospermia, reduce sperm motility and form asthenospermia. In severe cases, oligospermia, asthenospermia and azoospermia will affect normal fertility and lead to infertility.
II. Causes and symptoms of low testosterone in women
1. Causes: it is mainly due to the disorder of endocrine axis regulation, resulting in abnormal secretion of testosterone by the ovary.
2. Symptoms: less hair, especially pubic hair and axillary hair, or easy to fall off; Muscle weakness; Lack or low sexual desire, etc.
3. Female testosterone is secreted by ovary and adrenal gland. Generally, the reduction of female testosterone level is of little significance, as long as the results of other hormone tests are normal. How does Chinese and Western Medicine treat low testosterone.
1. Drug treatment: (1) oral drugs: testosterone is low. Some testosterone preparations can be taken. Oral preparations, transdermal patches and ester muscle injections are commonly used. Oral preparations mainly include methyltestosterone tablets and testosterone undecanoate capsules.
(2) intramuscular injection: short acting injections should be used for ester intramuscular injections. As the long-acting injections are administered once a month or several weeks, it is difficult to adjust the dose at any time after administration. At different times during the long-acting period of the drug, the testosterone level fluctuates greatly up and down, which can not meet and meet the physiological needs, and patients will have large emotional fluctuations or abnormal behavior.
2. Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy: endocrine balance therapy & ldquo; Cure the root & rdquo; The core of the concept is to regulate the hormone balance by means of step-by-step and planned integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, so as to fundamentally block the inducement of the disease.
3. Low testosterone value can be improved by food, but the effect may not be great for men with serious lack of testosterone value. Special therapy can be used when necessary. If testosterone is low, you can eat some animal viscera, foods rich in zinc, arginine and vitamins, including
(1) animal viscera. It contains more cholesterol, which is an important formula for synthesizing sex hormones. In addition, it also contains adrenaline and sex hormones, which can promote the division and maturation of spermatogonia. Therefore, proper consumption of animal viscera such as heart, liver, kidney and intestine is conducive to improving androgen level, semen secretion and sexual function.
(2) zinc containing food. Zinc is an indispensable trace element in human body. It plays an important role in maintaining the normal structure and function of male reproductive system. Zinc deficiency will reduce the number of sperm, affect sexual desire and reduce sexual function. Recent research results show that zinc deficiency is related to what traditional Chinese medicine says: & ldquo; Kidney yang deficiency & rdquo; of Oyster meat is the food with the highest zinc content. Other foods such as beef, milk, chicken, chicken liver, egg yolk, shellfish, peanuts, Cereals, beans and vegetables all contain a certain amount of zinc.
(3) food containing arginine. Arginine is an essential component of sperm formation. Often eating foods rich in arginine helps to tonify the kidney and essence. This kind of food is sticky and slippery, such as eel, loach, sea cucumber, cuttlefish, chicken, frozen tofu, laver, pea, etc.
(4) vitamin rich food. Vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin C help to delay aging and avoid sexual function decline. Most of them exist in fresh vegetables and fruits.