{"id":438,"date":"2022-03-29T08:27:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T08:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodrxmedicine.com\/blog\/what-are-the-reasons-for-low-testosterone-in-men\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T09:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:47:05","slug":"low-testosterone-causes-and-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodrxmedicine.com\/blog\/editors-choice\/low-testosterone-causes-and-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Testosterone Causes In Men And Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"

What Does Low Testosterone Means?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

Testosterone is a male sex hormone that is produced by the testicles and plays a key role during puberty. Testosterone hormone helps in stimulating the development of male characteristics like the growth of facial hair, muscle mass, strength, and deepening of the voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testosterone plays an important role in male sexual development, it is thought to regulate sex drive(libido), bone mass, fat distribution, muscle mass, and the production of sperms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is estimated by medical researchers that testosterone levels peak during the period of adolescence and early adulthood and gradually start declining after the age of 30 or 40 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there are a number of reasons that can lead to low testosterone in men. Getting an early diagnosis of the medical complication can help uncover the low testosterone causes that are to be treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If left untreated, low testosterone levels in the body can lead to severe complications like reduced bone density, and the risk of osteoporosis and heart diseases increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n

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