They are responsible for developing the first male sexual characteristics, which is secreted in the testicles, being responsible for testosterone, androsterone and androstenedione, they stimulate male development, being also found in the ovaries of women as the hormone androstenedione, helping to the female sex hormone. In man it is responsible for sexual desire, being the testosterone hormone responsible for it, reducing its production with age and aging. In reproductive ageincreases sperm capacity and produces a variety of changes in men such as: increased male sexual functions, development and growth of the sexual organ, desire or libido increases as sexual activity increases, erections are more healthy, improves mood, increases energy, increases muscle strength and gets older, strengthens bone density and increases muscle mass by reducing fat.
From youth to adulthood, men experience certain stages with respect to their body and sexuality, being able to present androgen deficiency over time; Although this weakness may occur in some young people, causing damage to its normal growth, in adulthood this deficiency is called andropause, lowering the level of the hormone testosterone, which is the main one in men's sexual desireand determines the male sex, upon reaching an age of 40, a weakness appears and thus gradually and progressively decreases, including several factors involved in this disorder, such as diabetes, hypothyroidism, which lead to other Hormones alter the level of life as much as in women and men, lowering the possibility of pregnancy, weight changes, sexual responses decrease or sexual impotence appears, causing a lack of interest in sex.
In the same way, androgens have specific effects such as the growth of muscles and their tissues, it helps brain function, although it is produced in higher amounts in men, in women its presence becomes noticeable, helped the skin, hair and the increased curvature of the hips.