Are Women’s Testosterone Levels Important?

How Women’s Testosterone Levels can have Revitalizing Effects

Day and night. Young or old. Testosterone versus estrogen… At face value, these comparisons may feel inherently oppositional to each other. As much as these examples feel like natural opposites, and as easy as it is to think of these comparisons as existing counter to each other, the fact remains that these aren’t hard-coded binary absolutes. It may feel natural to hold these comparisons in one hand against the other to highlight their differences, but then we lose sight of their similarities. Women’s testosterone levels are just as important to their bodies as men. 

It has become ingrained in us to spot differences well before we ever consider similarity. At a certain point in our lives, as we’re growing up and learning, we’re taught associations to help process information. Day time is bright and warm while night is dark and cold, young is inexperienced while old is learned, and testosterone is to males as estrogen is to females. The point to be made here is that the comparisons and associations we hold towards concepts, beliefs, etc., that help us process information, also actively causes us to ignore that these examples don’t belong as absolutes but as points on a spectrum. Day time can be just as cold as the night, and the moonlight can be almost as illuminating as the sun. Testosterone isn’t exclusively produced and processed in males just as estrogen isn’t confined to female biology.

Too often, we heavily associate that males and testosterone are specific to each other. While there is a science to explain the predominant nature of sex hormones utilized more by one sex than the other, both males and females still rely on estrogen and testosterone to live healthily. Males and females, while both utilizing disproportionate levels of estrogen and testosterone in comparison to each other, can’t sustain biological health if their hormones are thrown out of equilibrium. As hormonal imbalances emerge, physiological symptoms follow. 

Importance of Low T in Women

Males rely on testosterone for the development and growth of their sexual reproductive system, while women rely on estrogen to facilitate their sexual maturation. Now with the differences highlighted, we can look at similar functions of testosterone between the two sexes. 

Testosterone is a critical androgen that is produced in small quantities within the ovaries. It’s here where testosterone can be converted into estradiol, a form of estrogen. Estradiol is a key player in the regulation of a women’s reproductive menstrual cycle. It’s also paramount in the management of menopausal symptoms in women undergoing menopause. Without converted testosterone into estradiol, women are more susceptible to menopausal symptoms like hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and osteoporosis. Aside from testosterone being crucial towards reducing menopausal symptoms, testosterone, in both sexes, strengthens our musculoskeletal system through denser bone development and improved muscular strength. It also contributes to better mental function and mood regulation. 

Widely recognized, testosterone also largely contributes to sexual behavior via libido. 

As mentioned, our bodies are complex biochemical systems that regulate our actions, how we feel, etc. There exists a delicate equilibrium at play regarding our hormones. Hormones are so crucial to our functioning as they are the signaling messengers that control and coordinate activities throughout the body. It’s not uncommon with age for hormonal imbalances to emerge. Consequently, these imbalances manifest as physiological issues that cause us to no longer feel the way we’re accustomed to. For women facing menopause, low t-levels can yield any of the following symptoms:

• Muscle weakness
• Sleep disturbances
• Fatigue
• Loss of bone density
• Weight gain
• Reduced libido
• Diminished sexual satisfaction
• Vaginal dryness
• Menstrual cycle irregularities

With the reality of our hormone levels diminishing with age and the subsequent symptoms that accompany, it may feel like an inevitable consequence of life. But hormonal imbalances are something that we no longer have to roll over and accept, especially with the advent of new medical technologies and procedures.

Testosterone Replacement Therapy

Vitality Aesthetics and Regenerative Medicine strives to help patients overcome problems with their health. They’re specially trained to help those struggling with hormonal imbalances. Through a comprehensive assessment to diagnose an issue and the specific curated treatment for everyone’s individual needs ensures satisfactory solutions to combat issues like balancing women’s testosterone levels. 

Hormone replacement therapy is an ever-growing field in medicine that can treat symptoms that people a long time ago had accepted as just a reality of growing old. Bio-identical hormone therapy relies on molecules fundamentally similar to hormones to satisfy deficiencies in estrogen and testosterone levels. With a tailored regiment, bio-identical hormones can emulate testosterone for women experiencing any of the health issues outlined above.