Studies have shown that
total testosterone decreases by approximately 30 % in healthy men between the ages of 25 and 75.
Not exact matches
that men who drank moderate amounts of alcohol daily for 3 weeks experienced a 7 %
decrease in
total testosterone levels.
Dutch researchers found that men who drank moderate amounts of alcohol daily for 3 weeks experienced a 7 %
decrease in
total testosterone levels.
The pairwise comparisons revealed that only the cyclic group
decreased in
total testosterone (10.3 %, p < 0.02).
Coupled with the fact that
total testosterone levels
decrease with aging, free T levels
decrease even more.
«Our results indicate that elevated THM exposure may lead to
decreased sperm concentration and serum
total testosterone» says Qiang Zeng, author of the study in Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China.
Less than 20 % of
total calories from fat tends to
decrease free
testosterone levels.
Even more surprising was that when certain subjects»
testosterone levels were
decreased from their normal levels of about 600 ng / dL to about 300 ng / dL,
total fat mass rose by an average of 36 %.
In both groups, there were large
decreases in
total and free
testosterone, likely a results of the large calorie restriction.
Levels of
testosterone and its precursor, DHEA,
decrease in women at menopause, and are often particularly low in women who have a «surgical menopause» or
total hysterectomy with removal of the ovaries.