What podcasts say about Testosterone
Every statement, with the speaker, the exact quote and the moment it was said.
What experts have said about Testosterone
11 statements · 4 positive · 3 negative · 3 mixed · 1 neutral
Physiological testosterone does not cause prostate cancer or worsen cardiovascular disease.
“testosterone doesn't cause prostate cancer. Testosterone doesn't make cardiovascular disease worse.”
Open the episode · Best Peptides, Stem Cells, Testosterone & Exercise Hacks - Biohacking Roundtable - #1148Listen at 55:59
Testosterone can provide some protection against emotional sensitivity.
“testosterone is actually— it, it can be protective in that front”
Open the episode · Why You Feel Everything So Deeply (and how to survive it) - Dr Sasha Hamdani - #1147Listen at 18:40
High testosterone can reduce sperm count and impair immune-system function.
“high levels of testosterone actually decrease our sperm count and they are bad for our immune system.”
Open the episode · Testosterone Expert: The Truth About DAD BOD & Why Women Find Fathers More Attractive!Listen at 11:59
High testosterone can reduce sperm count and impair immune function.
“high levels of testosterone actually decrease our sperm count, and they are bad for our immune system”
Open the episode · The Scientist Who Scans Fathers' Brains: Parenthood Shrinks Your Brain, And Drops Testosterone 25%!Listen at 12:00
Women’s testosterone usually declines approximately 1% annually.
“usually your testosterone declines by about 1% per year”
Open the episode · Essentials: How to Optimize Female Hormone Health for Vitality & Longevity | Dr. Sara GottfriedListen at 14:33
Post-25 women’s testosterone should ideally be in the upper half of normal.
“the top half of the normal range”
Open the episode · Essentials: How to Optimize Female Hormone Health for Vitality & Longevity | Dr. Sara GottfriedListen at 14:46
Testosterone’s adaptive value depends on responsiveness to context.
“what is adaptive about testosterone, as with any other hormone, is that it's responsive to context”
Open the episode · The Painful Psychological Cost Of Becoming A Dad - Darby Saxbe - #1129Listen at 44:27
Testosterone increases male size, strength, and aggression while shortening male lifespan.
“it would work is, it's interesting. Does show that it's testosterone that is making us bigger, stronger, more aggressive, but also shortening our lifespan as well.”
Open the episode · The Uncomfortable Science Of Sex Differences - Steve Stewart-Williams - #1120Listen at 2:18:30
Testosterone increases proactivity and effort willingness, not aggressiveness itself.
“testosterone does not increase aggressiveness. Testosterone increases proactivity and the willingness to lean into effort. In competitive scenarios.”
Open the episode · Essentials: Understanding & Controlling AggressionListen at 19:51
Testosterone tends to increase aggression among people already predisposed to aggression.
“If somebody is already aggressive, giving them testosterone will have the tendency to make them more aggressive.”
Open the episode · Essentials: Understanding & Controlling AggressionListen at 20:19
Testosterone can amplify pre-existing benevolent or altruistic behavior up to a point.
“If somebody, however, is very benevolent and altruistic, giving them testosterone will make them more benevolent and altruistic, at least up to a point.”
Open the episode · Essentials: Understanding & Controlling AggressionListen at 20:25
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