Assess your symptoms
Assessing your risk of hypogonadism is important, especially as you age, and monitoring your condition when you have been diagnosed will help you measure if your symptoms are improving or not.
By assessing risk or monitoring your condition yourself, you will be able to have more productive and useful conversations with your doctor.
Below we have four assessments which you can use at home. If you have any concerns, please speak to your doctor.
BMI calculator
Body mass index (BMI)
Body mass index (BMI) is a measurement which determines if you are a health weight and uses your weight and height to determine this. [1] It is used to determine if an individual is overweight which is an indicator that they may be at risk of developing or have already developed some other health issues, including testosterone deficiency. [1] [2]
Your BMI will be given as a number which corresponds to which classification you fit into, which may be underweight, normal, overweight, or obese.
Find out your BMI now below.
BMI calculator
Body mass index (BMI)
Having a high BMI does not necessarily mean that you will have testosterone deficiency but it is a risk factor for development of the condition. [3]
Irrespective of this, a high BMI is a predictor of other significant health problems so speaking with you doctor is very important. [1]
We have some other assessment tools you can use to check your symptoms and find out more about your overall health, please see below.
You may be carrying excess abdominal fat, which is a risk factor for conditions including low testosterone.[2, 3] We recommend that you seek medical advice from your doctor.
References
1. Nuttal FQ, Nutr Today. 2015 May; 50(3): 117–128.
2. Hackett G, Kirby M, Edwards D, et al. British Society for Sexual Medicine Guidelines on Adult Testosterone Deficiency, With Statements for UK Practice. The journal of sexual medicine. 2017;14(12):1504-1523.
3. Kumar et al. J Adv Pharm Technol Res. 2010 Jul-Sep; 1(3): 297–301.
Androgen Deficiency Aging Males, AMS = aging males’ symptoms, BMI = body mass index.