What Difference Will Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) Make For You?

Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) can be a life-changing treatment for individuals experiencing the effects of low or deficient testosterone. Low and deficient testosterone is a condition that literally impacts just about every aspect of a man’s physical, mental, emotional, and even spiritual, health. By restoring testosterone to normal levels, using TRT, this can help alleviate many negative symptoms associated with this condition. This then leads to increased vitality as well as a more positive outlook on life not to mention reverse all of the symptoms of that individual’s testosterone deficiency. Many of these individuals not only feel better and even back to their earlier normal but also report feeling more motivated and experiencing less anxiety, stress and depression.

Mental and Emotional Benefits of TRT

For those men diagnosed with low or deficient testosterone, or yet still undiagnosed with this condition, but who do have low testosterone levels, TRT can offer a relatively easy pathway to reclaiming your vitality and improving your overall quality of life. One of the most noticeable differences TRT can and will make, is an increase in your daily energy levels and in your overall mood. Most men report, that upon starting TRT, they experience a significant boost in their daily energy level, an increase in clarity of thought, a tighter focus on events and thing in their life and a significantly improved capacity to solve problems. These improvements then lead to increased motivation, which then leads to a more positive outlook on life. This entire chain of events can be very beneficial for those who have been struggling with fatigue, negative mood swings, foggy thinking and inability to fully solve their life or work problems. Yes, it is a common fact that these improvements often occur as the symptoms of low testosterone are reversed using TRT. With all of these positive changes, and a more stable mood, this then will help you get and maintain a much better physical, mental, emotional, and yes, even spiritual  health. It will reduce symptoms such as hopelessness, depression and anxiety as well as help you to enjoy your now improved life better.

Mentally and emotionally, if you suffer low or deficient Testosterone, TRT can help reverse negative feeling and thinking. Fogginess and loss of clarity go away, focus returns and this leads to reduction or complete elimination of anxiety and hence depression as discussed above. But these are not the only benefits that occur with TRT.

Physical Benefits to TRT

Physically, TRT often leads to improvements in muscle mass and strength. This occurs because testosterone not only plays a crucial role in muscle development, but when testosterone blood levels are low or deficient, the loss of testosterone can result in muscle weakness, decreased physical performance, slower and less effective recovery from both normal activities and from exercise. When a normal level of testosterone is restored and brought back to normal, TRT then restarts helping your body increase muscle mass, enhance strength, improve overall physical performance and recovery from giving your absolute best to your regular exercise as well as your chosen sports activities. This than, will help you to return to being fully active and starting and maintaining a regular exercise program. Normal testosterone levels lead to better workout results, increased endurance and faster recover. 

TRT and Sexual Health

TRT can also have a significant impact on your sexual health. As andropause, reduction in production of male hormones, occurs, it sets into motion for many individuals a series of sexual problems including, but not limited too, a decrease in libido, loss of interest in sex, failure during sex, impotency and either premature ejaculation or inability to ejaculate, as well as other sexual health issues. TRT can help you to restore your sexual desire and improve erectile function. TRT can help you create a more satisfying and fulfilling sexual life and offer you significant positive effects within your personal relationships (marriage and dating). It can boost your self-esteem, self-value and help return your overall self-confidence. If you currently have sexual issues, TRT can help you regain a more satisfying sexual life. This then can have a significant positive impact within your personal and sexual relationships as well as your self-esteem, It can help you feel more confident in your intimate interactions. Men with fulfilling sex lives, feel better about themselves and feel better about their life.

TRT and Aging

Unfortunately, whether you chose to use TRT or not, you are still aging (that is, days, weeks and years continue to pass). Often, for many men, a question arises which is three-fold, how fast, how deep, and how profoundly will you age. Studies show that men not using TRT clearly appear to age relatively more rapidly, more poorly and more profoundly. They may even have a shorter life span than men using TRT. Yes, men on TRT tend to age slower, age less, look better, feel better and live longer. Multiple studies have told us that men using TRT are often healthier, have less illness and enjoy life more. In study after study men say that they believe they live a significantly better quality of life than when they were hormone deficient. While overall few comprehensive studies have been done on men using TRT to look at how much they physically change during aging, observational evaluations clearly suggest that men using TRT appear to age slower with less overall physical, inner and outer skin changes than men not using TRT.

Other Life Saving Benefits of TRT

TRT also contributes to improved bone health by increasing bone density. Low testosterone levels often lead to bone density loss, an increased risk of osteoporosis, as well as both key and non key bone fractures. Key bone fractures are bone fractures that can and do change the individual life such as hip, neck and spinal fractures which can lead to death (a very bad outcome) and living in pain and suffering for the rest of the individuals life (maybe even a worse outcome). While bad enough, fractures are more often less meaningful fracture, that is, ones that are just inconvenient, cause loss of income, loss of time with sports, decrease capacity to function and may result in chronic, but not incapacitating pain. By improving bone density we both improve strength and reduce the likelihood of all fractures, as well as severity of the fracture when comparing resulting fracture with the same types of injuries. TRT will help reduce your risks for serious and significant bone fractures, thereby contributing to your overall increase of long-term health and overall well-being. 

Some men may also notice improvement in cognitive function, such as enhanced memory, improved focus, and better concentration and attention. There appears to be a reduction for risk of all types of dementia in men using TRT. If that on its own is not terrific, the use of TRT also appears to improve men’s spatial perception abilities. This improved spatial memory and navigation offers several valuable benefits such as: helping in managing many everyday tasks such as driving, finding one’s way in new environments, and efficiently navigating through familiar settings like a home or workplace. This helps the individual maintain independence and confidence in daily activities with advanced aging. Before reaching advanced age, TRT and improved spatial perception can help you maintain your driving skills leading to fewer accidents and injuries. This also help maintain and improve experiences in sports and recreational activities that require spatial awareness, such as hiking, golfing, or playing team sports. This can lead to greater enjoyment and success in these activities.

If you suspect you have low testosterone, call us at 310-879-9266 and set up an appointment at Advanced Wellness Medical so that we can help you determine what your Testosterone blood level is and if your life would change starting TRT. Let us help you get your life back on the right track for you and your needs.