Hypogonadism is a common problem especially in elderly men. What is hypogonadism is low level of male hormones or the androgens or called as the testosterone levels. If we simply do a blood test for middle age men 2 to 15% of the men can have some sort of hypogonadism. Finding out hypogonadism and treating it is very important because it is not only important for the sperm production but it is also important for general wellbeing of the male. Similar to estrogen for the female, testosterone is also very important for the wellbeing of the male, especially it maintains the muscle mass, it improves the metabolism, good for the heart, good for the bone, good for the skin. So many things it is useful what we compare to the female hormone. There are two types of hypogonadism is if the problem primarily lies in the testis and the second reason is when the problem lies in the brain or the hypothalamus. So if they have any symptoms of tiredness, weakness or early fractures or male infertility problem or erectile dysfunction. So men need to check out for serum testosterone to find out whether he has any deficiency.

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