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The Dad Edge Podcast

TRT, Vasectomies, & the Truth About Men's Health featuring Dr. Justin Houman

The Dad Edge Podcast

Larry Hagner

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this eye-opening episode of the Dad Edge Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Justin Houman, a leading urologist and men's health expert, to talk about everything most guys avoid—hormones, testosterone, fertility, vasectomies, and how your lifestyle is impacting your long-term health as a man. Dr. Houman pulls back the curtain on what's really happening with declining testosterone levels, the truth about TRT (testosterone replacement therapy), and why many young men are already showing signs of hormonal imbalance.

 

We also dive deep into how stress, diet, alcohol, and even simple daily choices are influencing not just your performance—but your future as a father and husband. If you've ever felt off, sluggish, or just "not yourself," this episode could be the wake-up call you didn't know you needed.

 

 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

[0:00] – Introduction

[2:11] – Why testosterone levels are dropping in younger men

[3:38] – The impact of stress and modern lifestyle on men's hormones

[6:52] – What every guy should know about fertility and sperm health

[9:26] – The myth of "you're too young to have hormone issues"

[11:33] – Why alcohol may be hurting your testosterone more than you think

[13:05] – The truth about TRT: who should and should not consider it

[16:10] – Lifestyle first: how diet, exercise, and sleep influence hormones

[18:22] – The impact of porn and digital overstimulation on sexual function

[21:04] – What you need to know about vasectomies and reversals

[23:44] – The mental health component of hormone imbalance

[25:31] – Final advice from Dr. Houman: take control of your health early

 

 

5 KEY TAKEAWAYS

  1. Hormone Imbalance Isn't Just for Older Men: Men in their 20s and 30s are now experiencing low testosterone and fertility issues due to stress, poor sleep, and environmental toxins.
  2. TRT Isn't a Shortcut—It's a Tool: Testosterone Replacement Therapy can be life-changing for the right candidates, but it's not a cure-all. Lifestyle must come first.
  3. Small Choices Equal Big Outcomes: Daily habits like reducing alcohol, managing stress, and improving sleep can significantly improve testosterone and overall vitality.
  4. Digital Overstimulation Is Rewiring Sexual Health: Excessive porn use and screen time are contributing to erectile dysfunction and lowered libido in men of all ages.
  5. Proactive Health Wins the Long Game: Don't wait until something breaks—taking action now protects your ability to lead, love, and show up strong for your family.

 

 

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Live legendary.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because of the amazing example

0:21.2

that their fathers emulated for them. We are here to change the world. We are here to change

0:27.6

relationships. We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers so no man goes to their

0:33.6

grave with regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention,

0:40.3

passion, purpose, and direction.

0:43.7

We are the Dad Edge,

0:45.7

and we're here to change the game.

0:47.8

We're here to change the game.

1:09.2

I don't know. Fellas, if you find your energy tanking at around 2 p.m. in the afternoon, maybe your libido feels like it's kind of stuck in neutral.

1:11.1

And your doctor is looking at your labs saying, like, everything looks normal. You're just fine. This show today is for you because

1:16.5

what we're doing is we're pulling back the curtain on men's health below the belt with a surgeon

1:21.5

who lives at the crossroads of performance, longevity, and quality of life. Gentlemen, what's going on?

1:44.6

My name is Larry Hagner. I am the host and founder of the Dad Edge Movement. I am also the founder of the Dad Edge Alliance, which that's our mastermind for our career guys. I'm also the founder of the Dad Edge Business Boardroom Brotherhood, and that is for our business owners who refuse to settle for a mediocre marriage and they want to lead their kids better at home. You can find out all the information that what we do in that

1:48.7

community if you guys head to the dad edge.com forward slash mastermind. But for today's show,

1:53.9

I'm interviewing Dr. Justin Human. He's a men's health urologist at Tower Urology at

2:00.3

Cedars Sinai.

2:02.1

He helps guys fix what we would rather joke about than address.

2:06.0

And today we're going to dig into why testosterone is sliding for so many of us out there.

2:11.2

He's also going to talk about the rear lever, the rear, oh, God, the real, if I could just just talk the real levers that actually move it up

2:20.8

and how to tell the difference between total testosterone and free testosterone so you're not chasing

2:26.5

the wrong number we're going to walk through safe modern treatments also if you want to keep your

2:32.2

fertility on the table we're going to address that as well.

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