Testosterone facts that might be true

Carolynn · Post by **Carolynn** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:41 pm

Testosterone facts can be found at the link below:

http://health.msn.com/mens-health/13-su ... stosterone

One of them confirms the observation of police officers following football games in this college town. They saw more acts of vandalism and risk taking behavior, drinking and driving, etc., and this seems to be one possible explanation.

Sports fans get a winner's boost

"In the run-up to a competition, whether it's wrestling or chess, a man's testosterone levels rise, studies have shown.

After the game, the winner's testosterone will increase even more. And fans' hormone levels seem to mirror those of their athletic idols. In a group of 21 men watching a Brazil vs. Italy World Cup match, the Brazil fans' testosterone levels increased after their team won, but the Italy fans' testosterone fell."

Well there are exceptions, eh?

It also seems, logically enough, that women in love have an increase in testosterone levels. This makes sense since it hieghtens sexual desire in women often. In men in love, T drops slightly, which also makes sense since they are in love and trying to hang on to a woman that might be driven away by too much agression, or they may be having sex more often which could also drop levels. Ah, who knows?

Paula G · Post by **Paula G** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:44 pm

21 is hardly a significant sample

Anthony Simon · Post by **Anthony Simon** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:37 am

The relationship between testoterone and beard growth seems pretty much nailed down to me (I mean from evidence of F2Ms taking it for example). With me, I used to notice my beard barely growing at all overnight sometimes - so it was hardly worth shaving (sometimes I didn't). But then I'd come back from a few hours cycling about and, POW, massive great beard growth. This tends to fit with the idea that testoterone production is related to fighting/ competition stuff - I mean if you construe cycling around London as a bit of a battle in the urban jungle.

In the last few weeks I've noticed that, overall, my beard growth is substantially reduced. This may just be age catching up with me. But it does closely match the period in which I've decided to forgo the aggressive, 'masculine' interactions (as far as one can) that were causing me so much tension and go into the dressing up in a deeper way. Like allowing myself to have a "feminine" part in an ongoing and everday kind of way.

One can see, with all of this, how "hairiness" is considered masculine and anti-feminine - I mean as an indicator of testosterone levels. And, with me at least, less (facial) hairiness is aligned with less characteristically "male, aggressive" behaviour.

Melyssa Anne · Post by **Melyssa Anne** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:35 am

Testosterone not only has impact on beard, but alsp pther body hair.

I have to take testosterone blockers due to aggressive prostate cancer. I have always liked both sides of my life (male and female) but now I find myslef hating the testosteroone since its what drives the cancer. Im not one that ever was interested in transitioning--like I said above, I loved both sides of my life. And its hard to fight to keep both halves now, since the low testosterone levels take a toll on many other areas of my life..

On a brighter side--I do have a greater appreciation for each day and enjoy the little things and the big things much more. Recognition of your own mortality and recognizing that there is an end game that you can see coming makes a difference in how you view the world and the people around you.