Ttosterone therapy (TT) is a type of genr-affirmg hormone therapy (GAHT) lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and genrqueer (LGBTQ) populatns for genr dysphoria (GD), body uneass, and sexual dysfunctn. The physil and physlogil effects of TT vary wily pendg on the dos …
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DO GAY MEN HAVE LOWER TTOSTERONE?
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Ttosterone, a hormone that affects reproductn and velopment mal, is one of the most signifint hormon topic of discsn is whether or not gay men have lower ttosterone levels than straight men. 5 ng/100 ml), however, total ttosterone levels plasma of homosexual mal (590 +/- 148 ng/100 ml) did not differ signifintly om those of heterosexual mal. In addn to the study mentned above, another study found that homosexual mal had lower levels of ttosterone than heterosexual mal the morng but not the afternoon.
Another study found that gay men had lower levels of ttosterone than heterosexual men, as well as lower levels of rtisol, the hormone rponsible for the body’s strs rponse. The study’s thors hypothized that the lower rtisol levels may be due to lower levels of strs experienced by homosexual men as a rult of more egalarian relatnship dynamics.
The study mentned earlier also found that gay men had lower ee plasma ttosterone levels, which n crease their risk for ndns such as osteoporosis.