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> Studies also indicate a continuous decline in testosterone (in males) over 20th century. I'd welcome someone correct my biological knowledge, but I would gues
by Mikeb85 11y ago
> Studies also indicate a continuous decline in testosterone (in males) over 20th century. I'd welcome someone correct my biological knowledge, but I would guess that testosterone influences production of sperm, not the other way round. So they're probably studying the wrong thing.
Yup. And our society also happens to encourage activities which lower testosterone levels (various things like inactivity, weight gain, poor sleep and stress all sap testosterone levels).
- trhway 11y ago>And our society also happens to encourage activities which lower testosterone levels also important that natural selection in our society isn't for higher testosterone anymore. Peaceful interaction and coexistence lead to more success than open aggression ("success" here is in natural selection sense, i.e. producing next generation and bringing them into "successful" (in the same sense) adulthood)