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Testosterone Is a Health Hormone
Majid Ali,
M.D.
Testosterone is not merely a hormone
for male sexual
function. Thinking of the hormone in this light is the root
of most misconceptions about the roles of this
hormone in preserving memory and other mental
functions, muscle strength, heart health, bone
resilience, and other functions in both men and
women.
It is essential to recognize that
all so-called sex hormones (testosterone, estrogens,
and progesterone) are "health hormones" and are
responsible for the health of all hormones. We
really do not need any studies to show that these
hormones are essential for memory or the health of
the heart and bones.
Testosterone belongs to the class
of androgen steroid hormone and plays the primary
role in the development of male reproductive
tissues, such as the testis and prostate. It also
promotes the development of secondary sexual
characteristics, such as larger muscle and bone
masses and the growth of body-hair. It is the
principal sex hormone in males but is also crucial
for female sexuality. Testosterone is a powerfully
anabolic steroid.
An adult human male produces
about ten times more testosterone than an adult
human female. However, females are more sensitive to
the hormone.
Testosterone and Cardiovascular Health
Testosterone plays important
roles maintaining cardiovascular health. For
example, maintaining normal testosterone levels in
elderly men improve many parameters which are
thought to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, such
as improved insulin functions, control of insulin
toxicity, better glycemic control, increased lean
body mass, and decreased abdominal (visceral) fat
mass. The mechanisms of these actions involve
protein synthesis and growth of those tissues with
androgen receptors.
In physiologic doses,
testosterone has anti-inflammatory effects and
improves the fluid characteristics of the
circulating blood. For example, it regulates the
population of a type of receptor on platelet-making
cells in the bone marrow called thromboxane A2
receptors.
In mammals, testosterone is
primarily produced in the testes of males and the
ovaries of females. Smaller amounts are secreted by
the adrenal glands.
Dr. Ali's Course on Testosterone
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Dr. Ali's Course on
Testosterone
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Sex Hormones
and Health -
Five-Dimensional Hormone-Thinking
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Testosterone -
Physiology and Pathology
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Women’s
Testosterone Toxicity Syndrome (WTTS)
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Testosterone, the Heart, and Lapdog of The New York
Times
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When Does Testosterone Hurt the Heart?
* Running Low on Testosterone
http://www.majidaliacademy.org/running_low_testosterone.htm
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Testosterone, the Heart, and Lapdog of The New York
Times
* The Age of
Gender Devolution—Boylike Girls. Girl-like Boys,
Men-like Women, and Women-like Men.
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Who Is Doing
More for Gender Neutrality—Sweden or the U.S.?
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http://www.majidaliacademy.org/gender_devolution.htm
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http://www.majidaliacademy.org/testosterone.htm
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http://www.majidaliacademy.org/running_low_testosterone.htm
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Who Is Doing
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http://www.majidaliacademy.org/gender_devolution.htm
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* The Age of
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http://www.majidaliacademy.org/gender_devolution.htm
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