Poor Sleep due to Low Testosterone

You’re exhausted, but you toss and turn every night with insomnia. Maybe you’ve been diagnosed with sleep apnea or another sleeping disorder.

The more difficulty a man has sleeping, the more likely his testosterone will drop. A study done in 2011 found that a single week of sleep loss lowered testosterone levels by as much as 15% in a group of healthy, young men.

Further research found that 15% of adult workers in the U.S. get 5 hours of sleep or less per night, which suggests that level of sleep loss could have a negative consequence on a man’s testosterone levels and general well-being.

It’s a bit of a chicken and egg situation.

Poor sleep patterns lower testosterone and low testosterone can lead to poor sleep. If you improve your testosterone levels, your quality of sleep will improve.