Covers how natural testosterone levels and testosterone therapy can impact male fertility, including sperm production, hormones, and family planning. Learn strategies to protect or restore fertility while optimizing testosterone for health, performance, and long-term wellbeing.
TRT is typically prescribed when symptoms are paired with consistently low labs (often total testosterone
Men with clear hypogonadal symptoms and confirmed low testosterone (about total
In men with confirmed hypogonadism (total testosterone below ~350 ng/dL or free testosterone below ~100 pg/mL), properly monitored TRT hasn’t shown a major rise in heart attack or stroke risk in recent trials, but it can increase hematocrit by stimulating red blood cell production and may worsen prostate symptoms or suppress fertility over time. Here’s ...
The best TRT clinics follow AUA/Endocrine Society–style guidelines: they confirm hypogonadism with symptoms plus two separate low morning testosterone labs (often total T
Evidence-based testosterone replacement therapy is most likely to help men who have consistent low‑T symptoms plus a total testosterone below about 350 ng/dL (with free testosterone often under 100 pg/mL), confirmed with solid lab testing. Here’s how to tell whether testosterone is really the issue, what TRT can and can’t fix, and how to choose ...