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More men are getting older, and men are more open about talking about erectile dysfunction, Mezitis, an endocrinologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, tells WebMD. On the one hand, increased diagnosis of low testosterone is driven by an aging population, less stigma, and more precise tests. But there's another big reason why men come to Mezitis' office for a testosterone test.
This test measures your total testosterone and the amount of unattached, or free, testosterone in your blood. Men and women both make testosterone, a hormone that helps children develop into adult males and females.Most of the testosterone in your blood attaches to two proteins: albumin and sex hormone binding globulin, or SHBG. Some testosterone is unattached to proteins, or free.It can be important to measure a person's level of free testosterone because this hormone is responsible for sexual traits.ou may have this test to find out whether a low sex drive is caused by a low level of free testosterone. In recent years, health care providers have used testosterone therapy to treat both men and women with low sex drives.