Follicle-stimulating hormone, or FSH, helps regulate the reproductive processes in both men and women. It affects the growth process, puberty maturation and the development of the body. FSH levels are used to help diagnose a number of factors...
When the testicles do not produce enough of the male hormone testosterone, the condition is called testosterone deficiency or male hypogonadism. Primary hypogonadism results from a testicular disorder, while secondary hypogonadism involves a...
Breast tenderness in men most often occurs in men with gynecomastia, abnormal enlargement of the breast tissue. Hormonal imbalance between testosterone, the dominant male hormone, and estrogen, the dominant female hormone also produced in small...
Production and regulation of testosterone in the human body occurs as a result of the hypothalamus in the brain, the pituitary gland and the testes working together. According to Health Communities, the testes normally produce 4 to 7mg of...
A testosterone level below 200 is called hypogonadism, and can lead to several medical conditions, including fatigue, low sex drive and reduced muscle mass. Risk for developing hypogonadism increases with excess weight gain, trauma and severe...
Andropause, also known as male menopause, is a decline in the production of androgen hormones in males. This condition may occur naturally with age, or it can occur as a result of diseases and injuries that cause the production of androgens to...
Problems with the male reproductive system can occur at various stages of fetal and pubertal development or arise later in life due to accidents, metabolic disease or infection.
