A new study has found those with low levels of the hormone could be more likely to suffer from chronic illness. Studies have shown that low levels of testosterone are associated with obesity-related illnesses, even when the results took participants' body weight out of the equationThe conditions were more common among the men with lower than normal testosterone levels, researchers found, and the same men were also more likely to have more than one. Low testosterone in men can cause erectile dysfunction, low sex drive and muscle weakness. Their research found that men with low testosterone were more likely to also have more than one chronic illness at once - a condition known as multimorbidity - when compared with men with normal testosterone levels. 'Previous research in the field has shown that total testosterone deficiency in men increases with age, and studies have shown that testosterone deficiency is also associated with obesity-related chronic diseases.'

Source: Daily Mail April 19, 2018 17:43 UTC