A short transcript excerpt from the YouTube video "Revitalize Your Relationship" (Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter) where two speakers discuss how personal health and testosterone replacement affected marital intimacy and emotional closeness. The speakers note that testosterone improved libido, energy, reduced night sweats, and thereby strengthened physical and emotional connection in the marriage.
When I'm not healthy and taking care of myself, I don't even realize how much it's taking away from my marriage.
One of the things that we found in my journey was also that he needed some testosterone. Wow. Yeah. And let me tell you, it has been a game changer for our marriage because one of the things that testosterone does is your sexual libido. And a lot of patients don't always like to talk about that.
But it's an.
Important part of life.
And it's not just about the physical, but it's about the closeness that you get.
Exactly. It's the whole relationship and what that intimacy has. Right. And when you have that drive, you're not in hot sweats every night and you have more energy, it allows you to come together more. Even if it's not a totally physical connection, it helps the emotional connection much more.
When I'm not healthy and taking care of myself, I don't even realize how much it's taking away from my marriage.