Many women also do not know that, like the male, their blood, contains the male hormone testosterone, but in low concentration. This hormone has the most direct effect on the hormonal balance of the female body. Changes in the level (concentration) of free testosterone in healthy women, often leads to various pathologies, up to the violation of menstruation and even before the loss of ovulation.
In what organs is located?
Testosterone is, perhaps, the main sex hormone in males. This hormone is concentrated in the testes in men, in large quantities. It is he who is responsible for fertility. In women, the hormone in question is mainly in the ovaries, in a very low concentration. An increase in its level leads to various kinds of changes in the female body. In women, secondary sexual characteristics begin to appear in the male type: the voice of the voice changes, excess hairiness begins (allopecia), and so on.
Types of testosterone and their content in the body of a woman
The hormone testosterone can be in the body in two kinds (states) - free and bound. The level of free testosterone directly affects the physical and psychological state of a woman. So, increasing its level can indirectly indicate the development of neurological diseases in women. Also a low content of free testosterone in the blood often leads to physical weakness, loss of strength, malaise of the body. Normally, the level of free testosterone in the body of a completely healthy woman should constantly be in the range of 0.29-3.1 nmol / l. When free testosterone reaches a woman in the blood of a low concentration, 0.3-0.4 nmol / l, they speak of a lowered content.
The level of testosterone in all women is variable and varies periodically. This is mainly for 2 reasons: a change in the duration of the menstrual cycle and age-related changes. The exact level is determined after an analysis of the woman's blood for hormones. So, in girls, whose age is more than 10 years, the content of testosterone varies in the range of 0.45-3.75 nmol / l. The content of testosterone in the female blood increases during the menstrual cycle and reaches a peak in the follicular phase.
Low testosterone content
The low content of the sex hormone testosterone, mostly in the free state, in a woman leads to various kinds of changes. First of all, the woman begins to note a constant fatigue, weakness. Often this is accompanied by malfunctions of the menstrual cycle.
To control the content of free testosterone in the body of a woman, doctors often conduct medical research, during which the index of free androgens is established. By this term in medicine is meant the ratio of the concentration in the body of all testosterone to the concentration, the so-called sex-binding globulin. This index is expressed as a percentage.
How to increase testosterone?
To increase the level of the hormone in the female blood, appropriate hormonal drugs are prescribed. At the same time, a corresponding diet is prescribed for a woman, containing foods that contain testosterone. Examples of such products can be eggs, oysters, garlic, legumes, legumes, dry red wine, etc.