Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

Enhancing the Efficacy of Testosterone Therapy with Lifestyle Modifications #Testosterone #shorts

23 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube video by Anne Truong MD advising that lifestyle modifications — specifically a Mediterranean diet, regular exercise, adequate sleep, smoking cessation, and moderating alcohol — can improve endogenous testosterone levels and enhance the effectiveness of exogenous testosterone therapy (injections and topical/implantable forms), often allowing lower therapeutic doses and fewer side effects.

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What I see working with my patient in treating their low testosterone or hypogonadism is that I advocate for them to be on a Mediterranean diet and exercise, get adequate sleep and also stop smoking and also moderate alcohol. I see their own testosterone level increases, which then I only decreases the additional testosterone treatment. At this time I'm doing impellate and injection. I find that their body uses the testosterone more efficiently with less side effects. As with anything, diet and exercise is key to how your body can exogenous testosterone.