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Different levels of hormones, such as more testosterone in men than in women can contribute to the differences in life expectancy.
by j7ake 8y ago
Different levels of hormones, such as more testosterone in men than in women can contribute to the differences in life expectancy.
- Someone 8y agoIndeed. Castration seems to be a ticket to a long life. http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/25/do-eunuchs-really-live-longer/ http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/25/do-eunuchs-really-live...: ”A recent study published in the journal Current Biology finds that Korean eunuchs — castrated men — lived 14 to 19 years longer than other men, […] The authors think the men’s long lives can’t be chalked up solely to a privileged lifestyle“
- sno0ks 8y agoIt could well be, although if the situation was reversed and oestrogen was a suspect I think a worldwide state of emergency would be declared until a solution was found.