How male hormone deficiency can impact both mood and libido

Testosterone levels drop by 1% a year after the age of 30, so should all middle-aged men be considering hormone replacement therapy to boost their mood and libido?

A man sitting at the end of a bed, deep in solemn thought.

A man sitting at the end of a bed, deep in solemn thought.

WITH the relentless rise of the wellness industry, it is hard to avoid the feeling that we could all be doing more to achieve optimum health. In recent years, testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) has been added to the list of treatments purported to boost health, amid concerns that levels of the male hormone are dropping.