How do I know I should seek medical help for hypogonadism?

It can be difficult to know when to seek help because symptoms such as a low sex drive, mood changes, and weight gain around the middle could be due to so many things. If these issues affect your daily life and relationships, then it’s time to seek help. Clearer changes to prompt a consultant check include things like absent or irregular periods in a woman, hot flushes (before the age of 40 in a woman in particular), or genital changes such as shrinking testicles or vaginal dryness. If you get these kinds of changes after an infection or treatment, or when you have type 2 diabetes, you should seek help.