Hormone levels in men
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An adequate intake of indole-3-carbinol (I3C), through vegetables such as broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cabbage, or via supplements, may prove to be very helpful for aging men in both keeping estrogen levels in check and decreasing their risk of prostate cancer.
5. Zinc is essential for optimal testosterone production.
One supplement that should be considered absolutely essential for maintaining a man’s testosterone levels is zinc.
Could be that even on Synthroid for 6 years, your thyroid hormone levels are not adequate. If your doctor diagnoses and medicates you based on TSH alone, that doesn't work. TSH is a pituitary hormone that is affected by so many variables that at best it should be considered as an indicator, to be considered along with more important indicators such as symptoms, and also the biologically active thyroid hormones, free T3 and free T4 (not the same as total T3 and total T4).
025 I am not cutting them in half. the bidnign ingredients in the snythorid causes a lot of issues ith people and if you look up the side effects one of the rare ones is weight gain/. I was on it for 4 weeks stragiht and then went off a week and now back on my tsh leveel i just had done was 1.73 but he still wants it to be 1.0 so ha dme cut it in half and go from there.
My sister had problems with her estrogen and progesterone levels after she took birth control. It really messes up your system. Please bear in mind I am NOT a dr and only telling you what I read from an article of the net. I do not know what all pertains to you if any! Since you do not have higher strogen is probble why it was not cancerous. But it did say it was like blood vessels all over the polyps and it takes away the proper blood flow to the uterus.
Hormone levels as in HCG? I'd say no, that's not possible, there is a specific type of blood test (I believe) that you can get done to tell gender, but I don't think insurance covers it, so you'd have had to pay it out of pocket, did you have any issues that would require a specific blood test, or did you request one?
In particular, hormones added to meats and poultries can inhibit testosterone production while encouraging the production of estrogen, which is the female hormone. Elevated levels of estrogen in men cause them to take on more feminine characteristics. In fact, when estrogen levels in men are higher than they should be, it can bring about a whole slew of unwanted and potentially dangerous side effects.
Your lab values are all normal with the exception of your testosterone which is at the borderline of normal. Testosterone levels in younger men (you qualify) do vary in the course of the day and are highest in the morning. A repeat value obtained in the morning may well demonstrate a higher value. However, the overall picture is that of normality from a laboratory point of view.
You then have to look at medications as many of them affect libido and energy. Any street drugs?
DHEA has properties of its own that benefit both men and women. Men maintain their highest levels of this hormone in their early 20s. By age 50 there is a 50% drop in DHEA, and by age 60 a man possesses only one-third the level he had as a young man.
Aside from aiding in the production of testosterone and estrogen, DHEA acts as a
neurohormone in the brain, protecting it from the effects of excitotoxicity and improving mood. DHEA also improves immune function and reduces abdominal (belly) fat.
While large doses of synthetic progestins may cause you to get fatter or lose muscle, the role of progesterone in increasing body temperature has been well studied in women (3) and may help bring back resting metabolic rate to a more youthful levels in men as well. Progesterone has the benefit of boosting metabolism but too much can lead to high insulin levels which would likely cancel out any benefits of increased metabolism.
But in fact it is usually common stresses. In some cases hormone failure actually is to blame for sexual difficulties. And one of the more critical examples is testosterone, the “male hormone.” It is produced in the testes and adrenal gland by way of a complex metabolic process that involves the breakdown of cholesterol
A hormone called DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), which is broken down into testosterone and estrogen. DHEA has properties of its own that benefit both men and women.
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