Low T symptoms
Feel run down and worn out? Struggling to maintain muscle and keep the weight off? It’s not you, it’s your hormones. As your levels decline, you begin to feel off…
Low testosterone symptoms in men are more common that you would imagine. It’s all donw to a natural decline in hormone production, but that doesn’t have to stop you. Experience the relief of low t symptoms with Mantality Health, treating over 10,000 guys.
Causes of Low Testosterone
Over 40% of men over the age of 40 have low testosterone and it gets worse as we age. In fact, we have 25% lower testosterone levels than our grandparents. Additionally, our testosterone levels drop by 1% per year starting at the age of 18.
Low T or hypogonadism is becoming more common, even in younger adult males. Additionally, as men age, they naturally produce less testosterone, a vital hormone responsible for sustaining energy, muscle mass, and libido. As a result, various symptoms often develop, such as fatigue, weight gain, and sexual dysfunction.
Symptoms of Low Testosterone
Hormonal imbalances like low testosterone (low T) can impact your energy, strength, metabolism, and overall wellness. With Mantality Health’s at home testosterone test kit, you can understand your hormone health and receive personalized treatment recommendations from licensed providers. Through comprehensive analysis, we’ll check critical biomarkers like testosterone, estradiol, and LH/FSH levels.
What Biomarkers Are Tested?
Low Energy
Low testosterone causes a lack of energy as your body tries to conserve, most men see it decline significantly in the early afternoon.
Weight Gain
The more body fat you hold, the lower testosterone levels and higher estrogen levels, causing your body to have difficulty losing weight.
Low Libido
Testosterone is the male sex hormone, responsible for your sex drive. Having low testosterone causes a reduction in your desire to engage in intimacy.
Memory Loss
Men with declining testosterone levels commonly experience memory loss and poor mental clarity, which is described as brain fog.
Depression
Whether its poor performance or lack of drive, issues like these start to climb and puts men in a state of depression.
Muscle Loss
Muscle-loss can be age related, called sarcopenia. In fact, it decreases 3-8% per decade after 30. Having low testosterone accelerates that.
Chronic Fatigue
One of the most common symptoms of low testosterone levels is chronic fatigue, feeling incredibly tired at all times.
Stress Increase
Low T causes increased cortisol, the stress hormone. Cortisol is made in the adrenal glands and can increase stress.
Symptoms are the best indicator of low testosterone
There are a lot of opinions in endocrine industry on waht diagnosing low testosterone looks like. Insurance company started setting the standard as classifying “low” as anything under 300 ng/dL. But, standards needed to be established that didn’t look specifically at just low total testosterone.
Men are different, careers matter, diet matters, exercise matters, so we experience symptoms at different ages and levels. When average testosterone levels vary between 265 and 923 ng/dL, you can’t dictate symptoms, plus, if you’re a 30 year old man with 265 testosterone levels, that means you have the levels of an 80 year old man, is that normal?
If you’re experiencing:
✅ Lack of Energy
✅ Poor results from exercise
✅ Struggling with Weight Loss
✅ A decline in general well-being
✅ Chronic fatigue (tired all of the time)
✅ Decrease in the desire for sex
✅ Decrease in muscle mass
✅ Trouble sleeping
You likely have low testosterone and should be tested by a provider specializing in testosterone treatment.
