Can Hormone Replacement Treatment Help Men with Their Sex Life?

When you think of hormone replacement treatment, you probably think of menopause care first. Hormone replacement therapy can improve common menopause symptoms in women, like hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Can hormone replacement help men in similar ways?

Asia Mohsin, MD, may suggest hormone replacement treatment to help men with their sex lives as they age. At Progressive Women’s Health OB/GYN in Friendswood, Texas, she offers telemedicine appointments to simplify the process of getting the treatment you need.

Men’s hormone therapy is different from women’s hormone therapy — it involves different hormones. Here’s a quick look at how testosterone therapy works and how it might restore your sex life after age-related changes:

What testosterone does

Testosterone is the main sex hormone in men. When you’re young, you have plenty of it in your body. However, your levels naturally decline with age. Research suggests that men lose about 1% of their testosterone per year after age 30 or 40.

Like other hormones, testosterone plays roles you might not expect, including:

Muscle building
Fat distribution
Sperm production
Facial and body hair patterns
Red blood cell production

Importantly, testosterone also supports your sex drive. One of the first symptoms you might notice with low testosterone is a low sex drive or lack of interest in sex.

When to consider testosterone therapy

You may be motivated by your low sex drive to pursue testosterone therapy, especially if changes in your sex drive affect your relationships. You may have fewer spontaneous erections, coupled with emotional changes like lower self-confidence or depression.

Other signs of low testosterone can include:

Irritability
Fatigue
Lower muscle mass
Lost body hair
Weight gain

These symptoms can have other causes, but a quick blood test for hormones with your doctor can show whether your testosterone levels are low.

How hormone replacement helps

The good news is that hormone replacement treatment can improve the symptoms of low testosterone, including a low sex drive. Improving other symptoms, like depression and fatigue, may help boost your confidence so you feel more motivated to have sex.

Hormone replacement does what the name suggests: It tops off your natural testosterone with bioidentical testosterone. You can take the hormones in several ways, including oral tablets, injections, or skin patches.

Get in touch

Dr. Mohsin can tell you more about hormone replacement treatment and help you decide if it’s the answer to your low sex drive or other low testosterone symptoms. Call Progressive Women’s Health OB/GYN or request an appointment online today.