Test testosterone: How to determine testosterone levels in the body

Testosterone is a male sex hormone, androgen. Produced in the male gonads (testes) and smaller in the adrenal glands and determines external male characteristics.


Though testosterone is called a male hormone, it is produced in the female body, but significantly less.

Testosterone determines sexual attraction; it affects the ratio of muscle and fat in the body; responsible for muscle and bone growth; testosterone is responsible for burning fat, and without it the body is impossible biochemical processes that control the weight; also it is the testosterone responsible for the development of the follicle, that is the job of the female reproductive system, bone marrow and for the function of sebaceous glands.

And for men and women good when testosterone levels are normal. But this level rises, will certainly wait some kind of trouble and problems. It is no wonder as too much depends on it. The final diagnosis can put only a doctor, but in the home and can determine their own level of testosterone. The medical establishment questions the level of testosterone, are reserved to the andrologist or endocrinologist, who shall make the necessary laboratory tests. To find out whether there is a need to visit a doctor can be very certain external signs.

Sign № 1

You should measure the waist – if it is less than 94 cm (but not more than 120 cm) with an average height of about 176 cm, this may indicate a high level of testosterone. Special attention should be paid to its condition, if the volume decreased for a reason.

Sign № 2

Sounding the alarm, when the body had more hair. Be aware that excess testosterone in the body is a direct way to increase the density and thickness of body hair.

Sign №3

Talking about violations Anke – pimples on the body and face. Usually jump in the level of hormone stimulates the sebaceous glands, leading to overproduction of sebum and acne.
  Also it should be concerned if:

- recently you have begun to feel the libido increase;
even after a busy day you feel the excess energy;
- you have increased physical strength and endurance;
— began to attract extreme classes, even if they had not aroused any interest;
often catch yourself feeling euphoric for no apparent reason;
absolutely nothing there irritability and aggression;
— became quite difficult to concentrate, you have decreased alertness and vigilance;
- beginning often to torment insomnia;
for no reason Wake up at night;
- there are delay and discomfort when urinating.
 


After passing these tests, summarize — if you answered positively to claims 1, 4, 6 and 10 or five any other questions, this is a serious reason to go to the doctor, so can show signs of the jump in the level of the male hormone. published .r P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

Source: hronika.info/medicina/125934-vneshnie-priznaki-urovnya-testosterona-v-organizme.html

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