What Is Testicular Atrophy?
2. Hormonal Causes
An imbalance of hormones can cause testicular atrophy. Too little testosterone can cause testes to shrink, but ironically enough, too much testosterone, such as may occur with hormone replacement therapy, can cause atrophy as well. The reason is that when the body detects that there are sufficient levels of testosterone in the symptom, production of the hormone shuts down. Regulating the levels may require treatment with other types of hormones to maintain the proper balance and prevent or reverse testicular atrophy.
There are a handful of conditions occurring in men that may benefit from estrogen therapy. Examples include bone mineral deficiency and schizophrenia. Though potentially therapeutic, estrogen treatment may also cause the side effect of testicular atrophy.
Advertisement
