The outlier was that men with
normal levels of testosterone experience no benefit from zinc supplementation -LRB-
Not exact matches
In females, only 1 / 10th
of the
testosterone of the average man is produced, but you can still
experience high
testosterone levels —
levels that are above
normal for your sex and your body.
For example, an andropausal man whose serum test results indicate total
testosterone at
normal levels may still be
experiencing loss
of muscle and libido, prostate enlargement, and erectile dysfunction, along with increased risk
of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and depression, if most
of his
testosterone is bound, which becomes increasingly likely in men > 50, the age at which
testosterone levels typically begin to decline, while
levels of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) increase with age.14
As a result, men with
normal total
testosterone levels but high SHBG
levels may
experience symptoms
of low
testosterone.
However, if you have significantly higher
testosterone levels than
normal, you can start to
experience a variety
of symptoms.
Unfortunately, science does not have the full answer; however, we do know that, for men who are not suffering from clinically low
testosterone, there are some measures you can take that may result in more stable
levels, possibly alleviating the mild symptoms
of low
testosterone that you may be
experiencing when your
levels dip below
normal.
Idiopathic Hirsutism presents as excess hair growth in the pattern
of male hair growth (face, chest, back, groin, inner thighs etc.), eleveated
testosterone levels, but the women who
experience this have
normal menstrual cycles including ovulation.