Why are young men so obsessed with their Testosterone levels?

Question

Surely any man in his teens and twenties shouldn't be worried unless of course he is obese or overweight, eats too much junk food, drinks soft drinks, doesn't exercise, too much prescription meds like antidepressants, smoking weed, cigarettes, too much alcohol.

If a guy doesn't have the right amount of testosterone it means he will have a hormone imbalance and maybe develop breasts and this cam happen if they are taking testosterone enhancers or steroids.

My husband is in his 30s and is full to the gills with testosterone and is very masculine probably because he takes good care of himself & of course I take care of him too.

Lionman95 · Accepted Answer

I think you have to understand two things.
1) Many guys have a talk with their parents about sex growing up but never about hormones. So they growing up thinking checking hormones and having to be cautious when it comes to hormones is a girl´s thing. They are never told that they can endager their health or furtility through their lifestyle.
2. There´s no guarantee that young means automatically full of testosterone. There is information going around online that testosterone levels have been going down since the 1980s 1% each year on average.
The problem is so to speak that even young guys now have lower testosterone level and grip strength than young guys in the last century had.
The main issue is that guys fear that because their genetic situation isn´t good and because of their lifestyle they come in the situation of not being able to attract a woman and never be in a relationship.

inhua · Accepted Answer

one reason could be getting an early head-start for later on in life

unless your husbands was born with great genetics as in he was a top tier athlete, captain of the football team etc. he's just like any other guy and I can guarantee he didn't start off the way you're describing him now

either he was very skinny and frail or fat and chubby, a little dorky looking maybe, like most boys and young men are but he worked his way into becoming a masculine man

technically it's never too late for a man to worry about his testosterone levels, it becomes very difficult to maintain and reverse bad habits in older age. for example, a man who has been fat for 50 years will have a hard time turning into a gym rat as opposed to a man who has been fat for 20 years, turning his health around

DeeDeeDeVour · Accepted Answer

I believe it's an issue for men already in their 40s and/or older.

I can't recall if my brothers, male cousins & male friends gave any thought to their testosterone levels during their teens, 20s and/or 30s.

When a few of them reached their 40s, I started hearing them voice some concerns.

MORPHEUS_12 · Accepted Answer

It could be because of the demasculinization of men. Men are not men anymore. They are a hybrid of a more feminine society. Could the cause be because of hormonal birth control and hormones in the public water supply? It's hard to say.

razelove · Answer

I'd think because so many more men are opting out of relationships. Like I don't worry about that because I have kids and I'm married. If one day I need to start taking viagra, so be it, I won't look deeper than that, pushups and sit-ups are fine with me, and further than that doesn't seem necessary.

If you're single, in your 20's, and constantly reinforced that men are most attractive in their 30's... you probably want to make sure your package is working right in your 30's to capitalize on that, you know?

Conversely, if you do drugs, drink, and are a fat body, then become impotent, more than likely it wouldn't feel so good to point that finger at yourself, like I've never heard a diabetic blame themselves for losing toes or kidneys.

mstbooblover · Answer

Bad habits set aside, like junk food and not enough physical movement, the huge majority of young men never has to be obsessed with their testosterone levels. Later, in the natural course of life, those levels will drop anyway. So what? Having a plain healthy life style will for sure help keeping testosterone levels during many more years ;0)

By the way, those guys having the submentioned bad habits are probably exactly those to not care at all... Which does not mean they can't at some point wake up mentally one day and correct their life style. The earlier the better of course...

DJB72 · Answer

Average testosterone levels in the West are falling. Mostly it's because men's bodies are designed to facilitate cooling of his nuts, so we counter that by encouraging guys to wear tighter clothes to "show off" the bulge, which raises the boys' temperature and slows T production.

Then we're encouraged to spend 8-10 hours every day sitting so it's like a boil-in-the-bag situation, which slows T production.

The result is guys in their 20s developing dadbods. Excess belly fat results in the body converting free testosterone into oestrogen, which causes weight gain and the cycle continues.

Let them get checked for fertility and T levels. Find a way to let them move about more, and set the boys free!

worldscolide · Answer

It's because testosterone levels have been decreasing dramatically over the past 100 years, since the introduction of heavily processed soy enriched food.

AaronKrieger · Answer

I have never once before thought about how much testosterone I have. Overall, I think people aren't focused enough on what healthy habits they have in their life, since our habits dictate a lot of what our mental state is.

FreyaRed · Answer

Food is filled with soy. Soy contains xenoestrogens which reduce testosterone production in adolescent boys. Chemicals in plastic packaging and other products contain other xenoestrogen either.

genericname85 · Answer

because they associate that with adulthood. same thing with young girls and makeup. they worry about the things that the adults worry about in order to make themself feel more adult than they are.

Sanser · Answer

Nowadays there are a lot uf guys who want to become "The Man" and that a girl will only be atracted to him if he is a high value man. There are a lot of people who tend to make relations between a high value and high testosterone. Also all this accounts alpha/sigma/whatever talk a lot about this matter so there are men who really think this is a problem even when they are perfect.

In_Trance · Answer

lots of things can affect levels at any age and earlier in life also. Examples would be BPA, Fluoride and Aluminum

normalice · Answer

Rage addictions kill off testosterone production and we currently in an epidemic of rage addiction.

Jamie05rhs · Answer

"unless of course he is obese or overweight, eats too much junk food, drinks soft drinks, doesn't exercise, too much prescription meds like antidepressants, smoking weed, cigarettes, too much alcohol."
But they ARE doing all of these things!

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

To make sure they are healthy. If you don't take care of your health early on then the price is big to pay later.

ProbablyClueless · Answer

The problem is that a lot of young men DO fall into the categories you listed. Testosterone levels have been shown to be on the decline in the West. So the concern isn't totally unfounded.

MzAsh · Answer

“He shouldn’t be worried unless…” lists everything most men do.

Exterminatore · Answer

I think that is primarily the concern of weight lifters as testosterone has a direct impact on muscle growth.

RealMarek · Answer

I don’t think men with healthy testosterone levels spend much time thinking about testosterone levels.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

I agree with you if young males have low-t it could be he isn't taken care of himself.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Got me! The only thing I was ever obsessed with at that age was records and drums!! Oh! And, Emily Swank.

Anonymous · Answer

For the same reason women are so obsessed with how the look, how big their boobs are, how big their asses are, the color of their labia, how full their lips are, what height men prefer, what length or color of hair men like, whether to get heir eyebrows tattooed, which bikini looks best on them, which girl is most attractive... I could go on and on.

Rangers · Answer

Cause they need to be incredibly high to have any success or happiness

Phoenix98 · Answer

Well the societal demasculinization of men among other things probably plays a part in that.

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

As a former young man myself, i never cared about testosterone levels, or heard anybody else care about his testosterone level.

exitseven · Answer

I never gave it much thought. My doc says my T levels are good for somebody my age.

DarkWinterNights · Answer

Because regardless of the reason, testosterone levels in young men is basically as epidemic levels.

Charliefretz329 · Answer

I stay very active and mine are through the roof. It is very important for mental health to have a lady who is receptive to a man’s testosterone

Anonymous · Answer

Because the modern water supply is full of estrogen mimicking chemicals. It's also sprayed on all new fabrics (flame retardant) and leaches into food throuh plastic. 100 years ago the avg size in Germany was 7 inches. Today it's 6. In England it was 6, now it's 5. The average 20 year old has the testosterone of a 70 year old man from 100 years ago.

CubaPirate · Answer

I didn't even realise they were. But at my age I'm probably out of touch. Having said that at a recent check up my doctor said said my testosterone was really high

DextroShade · Answer

Testosterone levels and sperm counts have been declining every year so yes this is a problem that these men should be worried about.

Reorx · Answer

Because 80% of its been poisoned out of them by soy suplements in a 40 year time span. (Soy emulates estrogen in the human body).

Anonymous · Answer

Because they have the lowest levels of testosterone ever reported in this era

heavymetalbrotha · Answer

Nature I guess if I felt like I was on the weaker side I'd be pissed about it.

shades777 · Answer

you better be, they're way lower than 100 years ago, over 100%! at this rate there won't be any men left, i know you think your being starky but its a real setious issue nobody is taking seriously

Raaj4you · Answer

Stress can also effect your testosterone levels not just the foods. I am not worried of my testosterone levels. I am a healthy man with no addictions and I have high libido.

Sparkie460 · Answer

I never really cared about the levels. I go to the doctor every 6 months now and she'll call if any of my levels concern her.

kerrieK001 · Answer

My boyfriend is 41 and I think his testosterone level is extremely high.

Keishio · Answer

Young men aren't obsessed with their test levels. Some young men are obsessed with their test levels because some young men want to be athletes

DrKrieger · Answer

The downstream effects of testosterone impacts far more than superficial things

zagor · Answer

The media likes to get people worked up about everything.

PointTaken · Answer

I have no clue. I've never worried about it. What happens happens.

Anonymous · Answer

There are meds for that, and Republicans need to get some.

LazerBean · Answer

They generally aren't.

boggboss · Answer

Because they value how much they have

Chthou95 · Answer

Lmfao you already know the problem but are disguising it as if you want to know why

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

I honestly don't know anybody that does that

monghjay2 · Answer

exercise increases testo

Fuentes · Answer

I never been worried about this

Christoff92 · Answer

They want more time in the bedroom

aliveclikkie · Answer

me: bc im trans 👍 lol

Anonymous · Answer

I suspect this isn't a real problem.

Anonymous · Answer

Because of Andrew Tate going on about it

EaterPeter · Answer

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