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Do You Suffer From Low Testosterone? Could Low Testosterone Be Causing a Lack of Sleep? As men get closer to being middle aged, they tend to experience hair loss, declining levels of testosterone and less deep sleep. Sleep is very important for a person’s overall health and well being. This is the time a body rejuvenates and repairs itself. Studies completed by the National Sleep Foundation have revealed that 60% of adults have trouble sleeping many nights a week. Insomnia is classified as the trouble someone has falling asleep or staying asleep and this can be caused by many different things, including low testosterone. Testosterone levels in men usually decline as they age and in some men the decreasing of the hormones may lead to decreased libido or energy. Testosterone, a steroid hormone, is mainly secreted in male testes and female ovaries of mammals. On average, the adult human male produces testosterone ten times more than the adult human female. Recent studies have concluded that less sleep might be associated with low testosterone levels in older men. These results showed that older men who get less sleep at night have lower levels of testosterone the next morning. The sleep patterns … Continue reading →