Appropriate diet for patients with markedly elevated serum testosterone concentrations

During the follicular phase of the normal menstrual cycle, serum testosterone concentration averages 0.43 ng/ml, with a high limit of 0.68 ng/ml. If it exceeds 0.7 ng/m1 (equal to 2.44 nmol/L), it is known as hypertestosteronemia, or hyperandrogenemia. The ovaries and adrenal cortex can synthesize cholesterol from acetic acid, or absorb cholesterol from the blood as a substrate to synthesize steroid hormones that are secreted into the circulation. The main androgens in the circulation are dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), androstenedione (Δ4A), testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Hypertestosteronemia occurs when these hormones, especially testosterone, are present in high levels in the blood. Appropriate diet for patients with markedly elevated serum testosterone concentration: i. Calcium-containing foods Calcium ions can stimulate egg maturation. Calcium-rich foods include shrimp, salted eggs, egg yolks, dairy products, soybeans, seaweed, sesame seed paste and so on. Second, animal offal Contain more cholesterol, and cholesterol is an important formula for the synthesis of sex hormones. In addition, it also contains adrenaline and sex hormones, which can promote the division and maturation of spermatogonia. Therefore, moderate consumption of animal heart, liver, kidney, intestines and other internal organs, is conducive to improve the level of androgens in the body, increase the amount of semen secretion, improve sexual function. Third, arginine-containing food arginine is a necessary component of the formation of eggs, often eat arginine-rich food to help replenish the kidney and essence. This kind of food has sticky slippery characteristics such as eel, catfish, loach, sea cucumber, cuttlefish, octopus, silkworm pupa, chicken, frozen tofu, seaweed, peas and so on. Fourth, zinc-containing food Zinc is an indispensable trace element, it has an important role in the maintenance of the normal structure and function of the male reproductive system. Lack of zinc will reduce the number of spermatozoa, and affect libido, so that sexual function is reduced. Recent studies have shown that zinc deficiency is related to what Chinese medicine calls “kidney yang deficiency”. The highest zinc-containing food is oyster meat, and other foods such as beef, milk, chicken, chicken liver, egg yolks, shellfish, peanuts, cereals, beans, potatoes, vegetables, brown sugar contain a certain amount of zinc.