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re: Middle Age Men and Testosterone
Posted on 10/4/23 at 11:12 am to Scientific73
Posted on 10/4/23 at 11:12 am to Scientific73
Is it low or are you assuming it's low based on something? You might be surprised. I sure as hell was.
I hit mid 40s, went in for a physical thinking it would be down...nope, 902. (Normal average range for 40-50 years old is 500-550; total normal range is 200-1000.)
Testosterone isn't something you want to tinker with just for the hell of it, because it drives so many other things in the body. I'd do the obvious things like get/stay in shape, eat healthy (meat, protein, etc.) and then start intervening medically only if that doesn't do the trick.
I hit mid 40s, went in for a physical thinking it would be down...nope, 902. (Normal average range for 40-50 years old is 500-550; total normal range is 200-1000.)
Testosterone isn't something you want to tinker with just for the hell of it, because it drives so many other things in the body. I'd do the obvious things like get/stay in shape, eat healthy (meat, protein, etc.) and then start intervening medically only if that doesn't do the trick.
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Posted on 10/4/23 at 11:16 am to Burt Orangello
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Is it low or are you assuming it's low based on something? You might be surprised. I sure as hell was.
I'm just assuming it's low. I hit 50 back in July, and something's not right with me. It starts with self-confidence that I seem to lack nowadays which is totally different than recent years. Ive been in a funk this year, and it affects me mentally.
Posted on 10/4/23 at 12:10 pm to Burt Orangello
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Is it low or are you assuming it's low based on something? You might be surprised. I sure as hell was.
I hit mid 40s, went in for a physical thinking it would be down...nope, 902. (Normal average range for 40-50 years old is 500-550; total normal range is 200-1000.)
Testosterone isn't something you want to tinker with just for the hell of it, because it drives so many other things in the body. I'd do the obvious things like get/stay in shape, eat healthy (meat, protein, etc.) and then start intervening medically only if that doesn't do the trick.
Good advice. A lot of men assume Low-T first, because we're bombarded w/ the commercials. But there could be a variety of other issues, some potentially serious (like blood pressure, for example), that could be overlooked if a guy is solely focused on the supposedly easy fix of Testosterone.
Taking supplements unnecessarily can screw with guys in ways they're not expecting.
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