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Other Causes of Testosterone Deficiency

 
Testosterone is the principal male sex hormone (androgen), although it appears in both genders. It is derived from cholesterol and is classified as an anabolic steroid because it causes body tissues to bulk up and encourages the retention of protein.

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Aside from aging there are other potential causes of low testosterone, including:

$Stress

$Medications

$Inflammatory diseases

$Chemotherapy treatment

$Radiation treatment for cancer

$Too much iron (hemochromatosis)

$Chronic illness

$Pituitary gland dysfunction

$Alcoholism

$Damage to the hypothalamus

$Injury or infection to the testicles

$Genetic Issues

$Chronic illness

$Cirrhosis of the liver

$Congenital abnormalities

$Chronic kidney failure

$AIDS