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Low Level of Testosterone Fatal For Coronary Disease

While there is much known about menopause in females, a similar phenomenon known as andropause is hardly known to the people in general, although proper research and study has now started in the said field as well, with some interesting reports coming to the forefront.

Initially the first time ever when 'andropause' came to be known to the people was way back in the year 1940. Low level of testosterone causes andropause or for a lay man it can be called as male menopause. Let us first try to see that what exactly is testosterone. Testosterone is a hormone produced in the male testes and affecting many different parts of the body. Low testosterone levels can lead to any one or all of the following:

• Low sex drive
• Low muscle mass
• Low energy
• Increase in the upper and central body fat
• Changes in mood and attitude

The above points were a few of the things that can happen to a man suffering with low level of testosterone. Testosterone is required for quite a many functions of the body, the main being providing an adequate sexual life by giving proper erection to the male organ. But apart from this there are some other important functions as well such as it has effects on blood cell production, lipid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, prostatic growth and liver function.

There is more to testosterone than just male sexual potency. What would you say if a person has a sudden heart attack? You would definitely attribute it to higher cholesterol level, hypertension, smoking etc. No doubt they may be true, but there is one very important reason too which can cause heart attacks. Yes-lower levels of testosterone. There are mounting evidence to show that normal amounts of testosterone can keep a person away from coronary disease and males who have lower levels of testosterone are within the risk bracket of people who are likely to catch coronary disease. Research shows that testosterone increases the flow of blood through coronary arteries by as much as 15% to 20%. This explains why patients suffering from angina (chest pain that occurs during exercise) have been helped by testosterone treatment. In addition to increasing blood flow, testosterone also decreases blood cholesterol and fibrinogen, the small particles that help to form blood clots. A study compared 4000 men with and without cardiovascular disease. It showed that men with cardiovascular disease had a 54% probability of having ED than those without cardiovascular disease which proves there is a direct relationship between low level of testosterone and cardiovascular disease.

Thus a lower level of testosterone does not necessarily mean only erectile dysfunction. It can well mean an onset of the coronary disease as well. Lower level of testosterone simply means more cholesterol and fibrinogen and more narrowed arteries, and all of us are aware that together all this form a nice package for the birth of coronary disease.