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| Description: The Importance of Testosterone Testosterone is a male sex hormone, essential for sexual and reproductive development. Mainly produced in the testes, testosterone is responsible for the development of male sex organs before birth. Here's the thing though: testosterone is equally important during a whole lifespan! If you're male, think back to your early teens when you were going through puberty. At this age, testosterone was produced in your body to help develop secondary sex characteristics, such as the deepening of your voice, increased penis and testes size, and the growth of facial and body hair. As we continue through the aging process, testosterone helps men participate in sexual activities, produce sperm, distribute fat, produce red blood cells, and maintain muscle strength. In males, testosterone is produced in the testes and the adrenal glands, and then transferred around the body in the blood stream by the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is a structure in the brain that helps regulate different hormones in the body. In this case, it sends a message to the testes to produce the right amount of testosterone for the body, which then releases the hormone into the blood stream so it can be delivered to different areas of the body. In females, testosterone is produced in the ovaries and the adrenal glands. Just remember that the same process is used in women to help produce the right amount of testosterone via the hypothalamus. Are you worried about your testosterone levels dropping as you get older? Well, sorry to say it, but you should be! Testosterone levels tend to lower in the body at around the age of 30, sometimes bringing with it difficult symptoms that can be uncomfortable from both a physical and emotional level. If you're around 30, look out for different symptoms that include thinning or loss of hair, reduced sex drive, difficulty in maintaining or obtaining an erection, and even decreased bone density. If you're experiencing these symptoms, you can get your testosterone levels checked and start a therapy treatment Picture Stats: Views: 1815 Filesize: 127.45kB Height: 631 Width: 893 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=37656 |