How does an erection work? Erection is defined as “the state of the penis when the erectile tissue becomes filled or swollen with blood and causes the penis to become rigid and elevate.” Wood, boner, hard-on, —Whatever you want to call it, an erection is a much more complex and surprising event than the most […]
Don’t Let Hormones Hold You Back: The Importance of Testing Free and Total Testosterone
Testosterone is the main male sex steroid produced by Leydig cells in the testes, with an average secretion rate of 7 mg/day. Based on calculations from spermatic vein/peripheral vein gradients. Leydig cells can also release intermediate metabolites such as androsterone, androstenedione, 17-OH progesterone, progesterone, and Pregnenolone. Approximately 5% of the T pool is of […]
Average testosterone levels by age
What we know about Testosterone In men, testosterone, the principal circulating androgen, has essential reproductive functions in establishing and maintaining the male phenotype. It is very closely associated with the male sex drive and has a major role here. Before we’ll start talking about the average testosterone levels by age, let’s understand the critical role […]
How to increase blood flow to penis
Lifestyle changes to improve your erectile function Here is a list of pretty basic but powerful things that will help improve blood flow to the penis and your erectile function can start to improve noticeably. Implement them and then reassess your condition before trying any other treatment. Add weights to your life So, how to […]
The Ultimate Guide To Testosterone Killing Foods
If you are still in doubt – All the food that kills you also kills your Testosterone. Some sort of food like slow poison, you don’t die immediately after lunch. Truly, sometimes you can, but let’s be positive and smart. In the quest to boost testosterone, knowing what kind of Testosterone Killing Foods to avoid […]
Can your Sex Life boost your Testosterone?
So you know testosterone encourages your sexual behavior. And the real issue is Does Sex increase your Testosterone level? And the answer is somewhat complicated, but the short version is YES. Sex stages and hormonal levels When we discuss sex here, we mean something complex. Sex has multiple stages, so there’s the physical act of sex, […]
What are hormones and what do they do
I’ll tell you a secret. Hormones are these incredible chemicals that can impact your mood, your behavior, and your feelings of optimism, or pessimism. The amazing thing about hormones is that hormones impact all those things. But, all those things – how we feel – and – what we do, and -what we think […]