Testosterone Replacement Therapy and Libido: Can It Help Improve Sexual Health?

If you’re a man approaching or has already passed age 50, you may have noticed that you just don’t feel like yourself these days, and the culprit could be plummeting hormone levels. While this is a typical part of the normal human aging experience, it can start to take its toll. 

As you age, your hormone production — including testosterone — starts to go down, and this can affect numerous areas of your health and wellness. And one of the biggest places many men start to feel that decline in testosterone is in their sexual health. 

At Atlas Health Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada, our men’s health team led by Dana Trippi, DO, understands that declining testosterone levels can leave you feeling frustrated about all the ways it’s affecting you, including your sex drive. So, we offer testosterone therapy to help boost libido and support a satisfying sex life. 

In this month’s blog, we highlight the effect of testosterone on sexual health and how testosterone replacement therapy seeks to restore aspects of your sex life. 

Testosterone and your sex life

Testosterone is a hormone that plays key roles in many of your body’s functions, including cognitive function, bone health, sperm production, muscle building, energy levels, and sex drive. From birth through adolescence, your testosterone levels steadily increase and peak by about age 18. Then throughout your adulthood, they slowly start to decline, with levels decreasing by about 2% each year after age 30. 

If you experience a slow and steady decline in testosterone, you may not feel the effects all that much. However, if your hormone levels suddenly drop to very low levels, you can end up with drastic and distressing symptoms. 

Testosterone drives your desire to have sex, so you may find you’re not in the mood as much, which can greatly impact your romantic relationships. In addition, many men who have low testosterone also find themselves struggling with erectile dysfunction (ED), since testosterone is also a key player in your ability to keep and maintain erections. Dealing with ED can also greatly impact your self-confidence and desire to have sex. 

How testosterone therapy can help

If low testosterone has greatly impacted your sex life, know you’re not alone. Studies estimate that 40% of men over the age of 45 are impacted by low hormone levels. And what’s even better is that effective treatment is available to you in the form of hormone replacement therapy. 

At Atlas Health Institute, we have a few different options for testosterone therapy. We offer both injections and pellet therapy. While they have different delivery methods, the goal is the same: to deliver a steady stream of testosterone to your body to steadily increase testosterone and relieve your symptoms. The type of therapy you choose is entirely up to you and your preferences. Once you start receiving supplemental hormones, you should start noticing the effects within a few weeks.

To get started with testosterone therapy, simply call our office or use our online booking feature to schedule a consultation today.