Why Are Testosterone Levels Collapsing Among Western Men?

   

Dr. Edward Dutton: The Jolly Heretic

 

Published on Mar 19, 2021

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References
And these trends are still ongoing:
Lokeshwar, S. D., Patel, P., Fantus, R. J., Halpern, J., Chang, C., Kargi, A. Y., & Ramasamy, R. (2020). Decline in serum testosterone levels among adolescent and young adult men in the USA. European urology focus.
Sperm counts have plummeted:
Levine, H., Jørgensen, N., Martino-Andrade, A., Mendiola, J., Weksler-Derri, D., Mindlis, I., ... & Swan, S. H. (2017). Temporal trends in sperm count: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Human reproduction update, 23(6), 646-659.
Weakening grip strength:
Fain, E., & Weatherford, C. (2016). Comparative study of millennials'(age 20-34 years) grip and lateral pinch with the norms. Journal of Hand Therapy, 29(4), 483-488.
Self reported masculinity obliterated:
https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2016/05/23/decline-manly-man
This is also hurting middle age to elderly men who have to deal with age related decline on top of this:

Stress
Cadore, E. L., Izquierdo, M., Dos Santos, M. G., Martins, J. B., Lhullier, F. L. R., Pinto, R. S., ... & Kruel, L. F. M. (2012). Hormonal responses to concurrent strength and endurance training with different exercise orders. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 26(12), 3281-3288.

Daly, W., Seegers, C. A., Rubin, D. A., Dobridge, J. D., & Hackney, A. C. (2005). Relationship between stress hormones and testosterone with prolonged endurance exercise. European journal of applied physiology, 93(4), 375-380.
Kreuz, M. L. E., Rose, R. M., & Jennings, C. J. R. (1972). Suppression of plasma testosterone levels and psychological stress: A longitudinal study of young men in officer candidate school. Archives of General Psychiatry, 26(5), 479-482.
Bernton, E., Hoover, D., Galloway, R., & Popp, K. (1995). Adaptation to Chronic Stress in Military Trainees: Adrenal Androgens, Testosterone, Glucocorticoids, IGF‐1, and Immune Function a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 774(1), 217-231.

Schneider, R. H. (1995). Altered responses of cortisol, GH, TSH and testosterone to acute stress after four months' practice of transcendental meditation (TM). Ann N YorkAcad Sci, 746, 381-384.

Röjdmark, S., Asplund, A., & Rössner, S. (1989). Pituitary-testicular axis in obese men during short-term fasting. Acta endocrinologica, 121(5), 727–732.
But his earlier one wasn’t as hot as that:
Röjdmark, S. (1987). Influence of short-term fasting on the pituitary-testicular axis in normal men. Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 25(3), 140-146.
Around the same time, another paper found a huge boost on growth hormone:
Ho, K. Y., Veldhuis, J. D., Johnson, M. L., Furlanetto, R., Evans, W. S., Alberti, K. G., & Thorner, M. O. (1988). Fasting enhances growth hormone secretion and amplifies the complex rhythms of growth hormone secretion in man. The Journal of clinical investigation, 81(4), 968–975.
Moro, T., Tinsley, G., Bianco, A., Marcolin, G., Pacelli, Q. F., Battaglia, G., ... & Paoli, A. (2016). Effects of eight weeks of time-restricted feeding (16/8) on basal metabolism, maximal strength, body composition, inflammation, and cardiovascular risk

Competition
Gonzalez-Bono, E., Salvador, A., Serrano, M. A., & Ricarte, J. (1999). Testosterone, cortisol, and mood in a sports team competition. Hormones and behavior, 35(1), 55-62.
Booth, A., Shelley, G., Mazur, A., Tharp, G., & Kittok, R. (1989). Testosterone, and winning and losing in human competition. Hormones and behavior, 23(4), 556-571.
Mazur, A., Booth, A., & Dabbs, J. (1992). Testosterone and Chess Competition. Social Psychology Quarterly, 55(1), 70-77.

Kivlighan, K. T., Granger, D. A., & Booth, A. (2005). Gender differences in testosterone and cortisol response to competition. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 30(1), 58-71.
Bateup, H. S., Booth, A., Shirtcliff, E. A., & Granger, D. A. (2002). Testosterone, cortisol, and women's competition. Evolution and Human Behavior, 23(3), 181-192.

Sexual Desire
Jiang, M., Jiang, X., Zou, Q., & Shen, J. W. (2003). A research on the relationship between ejaculation and serum testosterone level in men. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A, 4(2), 236-240.


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