What Are the Potential Impacts of a Testosterone Deficiency? (0:34)
Nutrition, exhaustion and supplement specialist Dr. Shawn Talbott discusses the potential impacts of a testosterone deficiency. Watch Dr. Talbott's video for tips and information on nutritional supplements.
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Whenever our testosterone levels become low, that can be one of the main reasons that we're feeling fatigued or unmotivated or exhausted, and one of the reasons for that is that when we're under a lot of stress, stress hormones like cortisol can go up and that can push levels of build up hormones like testosterone down, women need to really be concerned about their testosterone levels.
Probably even more so than men because women have so little testosterone to begin with as soon as that goes down just a little bit you feel fatigued on a continual basis.
Low testosterone in men can affect a number of your body's systems—not just your sex drive. In addition to sperm production, low T may also affect muscle mass and strength, fat distribution, bone density and red blood cell production.
