Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

Why Testosterone Drops After 35 (And What to Do) #over40 #lowt

11 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment, Dr. Anne Truong explains that testosterone production in men begins to decline around age 35 at an approximate rate of 1% per year, leading to a cumulative drop of about 25% by age 60. She emphasizes that this decline is exacerbated by inflammatory conditions such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and high cholesterol, all of which further suppress testosterone levels. The key point is that testosterone is highly sensitive to other medical issues, making overall health a critical factor in maintaining hormonal balance as men age.

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Now, if you're over 40, you just don't make enough testosterone as you get older. So for men, after the age of 35, testosterone production drops 1%. Now, 1% is not a lot. Let's say you're 60, and so that means it dropped 25%. Well, it dropped 25%, but then if you account for like if he has diabetes or he's overweight, diabetes inflammatory, Being overweight is inflammatory. Anything that's inflammatory will decrease testosterone as well. Then on top of that, if you had the other medical condition like I mentioned, like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes, that's going to make it dip down lower. So testosterone is very sensitive to other medical conditions.