Male Testosterone
Male Testosterone. A man biological clock status is also determined by his level of testosterone, which drives the development of characteristics, such as facial hair, muscle development, and interest in sex. Many other hormones play a role in male sexuality, but it is by far the most prominent and the one most often adjusted with supplements of one type or another. (Note it isn’t just a “male” hormone; women have it too. Their average level is much lower than men’s but it is as central to the female sex drive as it is to the male sex drive. Testosterone is as central to the female sex drive as it is to the male sex drive. Testosterone also plays a key role in maintaining healthy bones and the cardiovascular system in women. Women with abnormally low testosterone can suffer from a variety of ailments, such as lack of energy and depression, in addition to losing their sexual desire). The normal range of testosterone in men is between 300 and 1100 nanograms(ng) per deciliter(DI) of blood, which is a fairly wide range of “normal” for a bodily component. Levels that fall anywhere in the range confer a normal masculine physical and personality traits. Only when men have very low testosterone levels for very high testosterone levels are physical or mental changes noticeable. Men with level below 300 ng/dI (a condition called hypogonadism) tend to have little interest in sex and are usually no confrontational. Man with higher-than-normal testosterone tend to be just reverse: obsessed with sex, competitive, aggressive. Extroverted, physical and tending toward more action- oriented activities or careers, but within the normal range, testosterone levels play only a background role and other aspects of personality dominate
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