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Hormonal birth control and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Typical testosterone levels (perhaps not just humans either but in other m

Hormonal birth control and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Typical testosterone levels (perhaps not just humans either but in other mammals as well) have been dropping significantly since approximately the time hormonal birth control became widely available. The drugs pro Before you snicker and make jokes, reduced testosterone in men has a strong correlation with depression, which leads to increased use of antidepressants which ALSO get into water supplies. I wonder what effects 50 years of microdosing an entire population with those will have. I believe it is possible that these drugs will someday become illegal or significantly restricted.

Balgair 3y ago
Before everyone goes asking : Source?, I want to caution one thing. Smoking increases testosterone levels[0]. Like any drug, nicotine has a variety of side effects, and one of them seems to be increasing testosterone levels (the exact measures here are complicated, read the article for more info). So, trying to untie the decease in smoking to a total decrease in male testosterone seems to be an active area of research and one that the literature is still working on. Maybe there is a falling amount that is not due to less smoking, maybe there isn't. [0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17163954/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17163954/
- tohnjitor 3y ago
  I wasn't familiar with that but very interesting. The other factor besides pharmaceuticals and apparently decrease in tobacco use seems to be increased use of plastics.