Living Well: Testosterone deficiency

Get help for low libido, energy

A drop in testosterone levels - which causes erectile dysfunction, a decrease in muscle mass and obesity - can be treated, doctors say

Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox

Testosterone injections, pills and gels, as well as other methods such as exercising and reducing stress, can help men manage testosterone deficiency.

Testosterone injections, pills and gels, as well as other methods such as exercising and reducing stress, can help men manage testosterone deficiency.

PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO

Timothy Goh

About five years ago, Mr L began to feel like he was "no longer a man".
Then 49, he had lost the ability to get an erection and have sex with his wife. "I was embarrassed that I couldn't satisfy my wife... I didn't know what to do," says the selfemployed man, who did not wish to be named.
See more on