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The headline strangely doesn't match the article, in no place does it say they are "overhyped" outside the headline. The last question revolves around pseudosci

The headline strangely doesn't match the article, in no place does it say they are "overhyped" outside the headline. The last question revolves around pseudoscience and scams...but I'd hardly call that "overhyped." If anything I think hormonal effects in the past few years have been underhyped, especially in the topics of behavior between men and women.

dgellow 8y ago
Can I ask you to be more specific on the underhyped part?
taksintikk 8y ago
I too believe it’s underhyped. Especially for men. andropause ie “Male menopause” is rarely discussed but it’s affects on behavior/mood/energy/overall health are profound.
- CryoLogic 8y ago
  I agree 100%, but I still think there is a lot that we don't know about hormones. Testosterone replacement therapy has some great benefits, but there are 8+ other known androgens floating around that science doesn't understand very well. Like if you have sex drive problems, very recent studies are showing that DHT may be more important than Testosterone. It seems like testosterone is the important one, but a % of your testosterone is converted into DHT that's why. Some people have low conversion rates. Similarly, there is both free and bound testosterone. Free testosterone seems to have a much larger impact on muscle growth. But you can have high testosterone and low muscle growth if you have a lot of SHBG in your blood stream clinging to your testosterone and preventing it from binding with the androgen receptors.
d0lph 8y ago
> From a scientific perspective, we’re still looking into this. Do I think this will get people off murder? Probably not. I don’t think we’ll ever be able to say, “His hormones made him do it.” But from a scientific perspective, it’s fascinating to look at how hormones shape our behavior. At best there's a small amount of this sentiment, but the title really doesn't match.
sctb 8y ago
OK, we've gone with the sub-heading for the title here.
HNLogInShit 8y ago
And yet The Verge presumes to censor comments and ban users who post comments that call junk junk.

dgellow 8y ago

Can I ask you to be more specific on the underhyped part?

taksintikk 8y ago

I too believe it’s underhyped. Especially for men. andropause ie “Male menopause” is rarely discussed but it’s affects on behavior/mood/energy/overall health are profound.

CryoLogic 8y ago
I agree 100%, but I still think there is a lot that we don't know about hormones. Testosterone replacement therapy has some great benefits, but there are 8+ other known androgens floating around that science doesn't understand very well. Like if you have sex drive problems, very recent studies are showing that DHT may be more important than Testosterone. It seems like testosterone is the important one, but a % of your testosterone is converted into DHT that's why. Some people have low conversion rates. Similarly, there is both free and bound testosterone. Free testosterone seems to have a much larger impact on muscle growth. But you can have high testosterone and low muscle growth if you have a lot of SHBG in your blood stream clinging to your testosterone and preventing it from binding with the androgen receptors.

d0lph 8y ago

> From a scientific perspective, we’re still looking into this. Do I think this will get people off murder? Probably not. I don’t think we’ll ever be able to say, “His hormones made him do it.” But from a scientific perspective, it’s fascinating to look at how hormones shape our behavior. At best there's a small amount of this sentiment, but the title really doesn't match.

sctb 8y ago

OK, we've gone with the sub-heading for the title here.

HNLogInShit 8y ago

And yet The Verge presumes to censor comments and ban users who post comments that call junk junk.