What are the symptoms of male hormonal health?

The health of male hormones (the core is testosterone) actually does not have so many mysterious "signature symptoms" posted on the Internet. The core is the stability and coordination of the overall physiological and psychological state. Many "macho characteristics" reported online are not actually related to health levels.

I have been doing men's health science for five or six years, and the most typical counter-example I have come across is a 29-year-old fitness enthusiast who was born with a beard and heavy body hair. People around him thought he was "full of male hormones." As a result, last year's pregnancy test showed that his testosterone level was nearly one-third lower than the normal reference value. He always feels tired and cannot sleep well at night because he stays up late and drinks high-sugar energy drinks all the time.

Men with really healthy hormones can intuitively feel that their energy is sustained enough every day. This does not mean that they can stay up all night in an extreme state. After a normal day of work, even if they work overtime for two hours, they will not be slumped on the sofa when they get home and have no strength to speak. They will not feel intimidated when they want to go hiking or play with their children on weekends, and they will not always feel "heavy".

Don't believe the rumor that "high testosterone makes you irritable". When the hormone level is really stable, your mood is less likely to go to extremes. You won't get angry over trivial things, and you won't fall into emo for no reason. You can also maintain interest in things you were interested in before. This is actually a signal that many people ignore. I met a 34-year-old business executive before. At the beginning of the year, he always felt that he couldn't get excited about anything. He didn't even want to go to the basketball games he had to go to every week, and he couldn't help but quarrel with his family. He himself thought it was due to too much work pressure. It wasn't until he had a physical examination and a hormone test that he found out that his free testosterone was low. Later, he adjusted his work schedule and diet and intervened for more than three months. The last time I met him, he said that he took his son to climb Mount Taishan last week, and his overall condition was much better.

Nowadays, many marketing accounts on the Internet regard "more body hair, large Adam's apple, and fast muscle growth" as the criteria for hormonal health. In fact, this is really wrong. More than 70% of these secondary sexual characteristics are genetically determined. As long as your hormone levels are within the normal reference range, even if you have little body hair or don't have a beard, you will be fine. There are also many people who talk about the frequency of morning erections. In fact, morning erections are greatly affected by sleep quality, recent fatigue, and whether you drink alcohol. A low frequency for a week or two is not a problem at all. Don’t scare yourself into buying testicle-stimulating supplements. Excessive supplementation will suppress your own testosterone secretion, which is not worth the loss.

If you are really unsure about your condition, just recall your overall condition in the past two or three months. If you are eating and sleeping normally, your energy and mood are online, and there are no physical inadequacies, then you are basically fine. If you are really worried, go to a regular hospital to get a blood test to test six hormones. It is much more reliable than guessing at the symptoms online.