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Testosterone is Your Friend
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Chapter 1: What Is Testosterone? _________________________________________________________________________________
Men and women have exactly the same hormones only in different amounts. There are three basic androgens which include testosterone, androstenedione and DHEA. Men produce about 6 to 8 milligrams per day of testosterone while women produce about one twentieth of that - approximately 300 micrograms. Women do have about one tenth the blood level men have as they retain it more efficiently. Men produce testosterone in their testicles and adrenal glands and cannot naturally overproduce this hormone. There is no such condition as “hypergonadism” in men. The only way men can have an excessive level is by taking some type of testosterone supplement. Even then the male body will only allow so much blood testosterone, and then turns any excess into estradiol and estrone. This is done by “aromatization” using the enzyme 5-alpha reductase. Androstenedione levels (and androstenediol) generally parallel that of testosterone. DHEA can generally be too low, and only rarely too high in men as they age.
Women produce testosterone basically with their ovaries and adrenal glands. Prior to menopause they can and do sometimes overproduce this and suffer from “androgenicity”. After menopause levels generally fall, but hypertestosterone levels are still possible even after a hysterectomy. Excessive testosterone levels can cause serious problems in women such as polycystic ovaries (PCOS) and hirstutism (excessive hair growth). Androstenedione levels should also be monitored in women since they can also be too high. Excessive DHEA levels in women contribute to androgenicity as well. One third of American women are unnecessarily butchered by the medical profession and have their uterus cut out. The ovaries always atrophy and die after a hysterectomy despite the constant denials by the doctors. Let’s repeat that - the ovaries always die after hysterectomy. This means one third of women over the age of 40 have their hormone levels seriously disrupted and their entire endocrine (hormone) system completely out of line. Ladies, please read my No More Horse Estrogen! Most all of the research on testosterone is done on males since this is erroneously considered “the male hormone”. Just because men have ten times blood hormone does not make it any less important in women. Until more research is done on women we must logically concur that the male studies basically apply to women as well. The medical profession knows almost nothing about testosterone or any other hormone. This includes urologists, gynecologists, naturopaths, life extension specialists, and even endocrinologists! This kind of ignorance is simply inexcusable.
Recently published international clinical literature over-whelmingly proves how vital youthful testosterone levels are to both men and women for countless reasons. Doctors almost never test testosterone - or any other hormone - levels and have almost no idea how to test them or what to look for. Further, they have no idea how to raise testosterone levels safely, effectively and naturally. You must realize you cannot look to any medical professional for help here.
You are better off testing your own hormone levels with saliva testing kits, judging your results, and ordering any needed prescription hormones (such as testosterone, estriol, T3, and T4) from the Internet. It will be repeated over and over that all your hormones work together as a team and all your basic hormones must be in balance for any of them to be as effective as possible. Please read chapter 17 “Your Other Hormones” carefully.
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