Low Testosterone

After adopting a regular practice of cold plunge therapy, both women and men have documented increases in total testosterone. Through the mechanism of steroidogenesis, performed by mitochondria, there is the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone, the steroidal precursor necessary to synthesize testosterone. Although there has been conflicting studies of the effects of ice baths on testosterone, the science of cold therapy for treating low testosterone has become increaingly more convincing.