What are the manifestations of male hormone health

Essentially, androgen, estrogen, prolactin and other related hormones are jointly maintained within the standard reference range corresponding to the age, and are in a state of dynamic balance. It is by no means "the higher the androgen, the healthier" as the public mistakenly believes.

A while ago, I helped my friend in the nutrition department organize follow-up cases, and I met a 30-year-old fitness blogger. In order to make videos to show off his status, he took testicle-stimulating supplements from unknown sources for six months. During that time, his body fat rate dropped to below 10%, and his beard disappeared in three days. He had to shave once, and the comments section all praised him for being "full of male hormones." As a result, a physical examination at the end of the year revealed that free testosterone was more than three times the normal range, accompanied by dyslipidemia and erectile dysfunction. Typical hormonal imbalances ruined a good body.

The opinions on this matter on the Internet are actually quite polarized. One side thinks that the higher the androgen, the more masculine it is, which is healthy. The other side thinks that androgen is a savage beast, saying that it will damage the prostate and cause hair loss, and that it is as low as possible. Both of these opinions are actually untenable.

If you really want to make your own preliminary judgment, you don’t have to worry about how much body hair you have or whether your muscles are big enough. After all, there are a few people who are born with light body hair and small frames and it is difficult for them to grow muscles. As long as the hormone test is within the normal range, there is no problem at all. Usually, you can start by looking at your daily status. For example, you may not stay up all night, but you feel groggy and unmotivated all day long. When exercising, you will feel tired for several days after just a few moves. Your emotions will not be out of control at every turn. You may get angry over trivial things, or you may not be interested in anything. You may not even bother to watch a football game that you have followed for several years. These small details can actually reflect the homeostasis of your hormones.

To put it bluntly, hormones are like the antifreeze in your car. If you add too little, it will boil. If you add too much, it will overflow and corrode the pipes. The best condition is to get it just in the middle of the scale. Oh, by the way, the standards are different at different ages. There is a difference in the normal hormone range between a 20-year-old boy and a 50-year-old middle-aged man. There is no need to stick to the standards for young people. If you are really unsure, go to the hospital to draw a tube of blood and check the six hormones. It will be all clear. It is much more reliable than the metaphysics on the Internet to judge androgen levels by looking at faces and palms.