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> This tilt towards later-in-life divorce is happening for a mix of reasons, studies suggest. My pet theory is an increase in treatments for "low testosterone"

> This tilt towards later-in-life divorce is happening for a mix of reasons, studies suggest. My pet theory is an increase in treatments for "low testosterone" is a non-trivial contributor.

serial_dev 1y ago
I’d be surprised if it made a dent… I’d probably first check the numbers on this… you are saying that because men can get their testosterone up even later in their lives, they either cheat, get sexually frustrated, or less likely to put up with their wives behavior? Interesting theory, but I would be surprised if the numbers supported this pet theory.
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- moduspol 1y ago
  Men with higher testosterone has been linked to cheating in various studies--honestly I thought this was common knowledge. And treatments for "low t" (targeted at middle-aged and older males) have been more and more common over the past few decades. I guess it just seems fairly plausible. [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31326436/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31326436/ [2] https://www.apa.org/monitor/dec06/testosterone https://www.apa.org/monitor/dec06/testosterone [3] https://uk.style.yahoo.com/men-high-testosterone-more-likely-cheat-112630638.html https://uk.style.yahoo.com/men-high-testosterone-more-likely...
  - XorNot 1y ago
    Literally none of that supports your hypothesis, and you haven't established the first factor: are testosterone treatments statistically significant within the target demographic?
smeeger 1y ago
i have tried taking testosterone and it had several mind-blowing benefits and i can say with complete confidence that testosterone hrt is actually one of the most effective methods to save or hold together a heterosexual marriage. quite the opposite of what you think. such a shame that hrt is demonized by most people when its test rather than estrogen
- sea_boat 1y ago
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- gautamcgoel 1y ago
  What were the benefits?
  - smeeger 1y ago
    the biggest benefit was to my sleep and this is true of pretty much everyone who takes it. i was able to have very deep, restful and unbroken sleep. the best sleep of my life. normally i can barely sleep and wake up in the night and do not feel rested. ive been like that since my 20s and nothing touches it besides testosterone. other benefits include much better mood, a tendency to be much more open and likable, tons of energy and motivation behind everything i do and of course being much stronger is also nice. cardiovascular performance, the ability to do cardio heavy tasks and not get winded, massively increased. i loved it. but it made me less calculated and thoughtful which is important for my job so i decided to stop. i will almost certainly start again in the future. even after stopping i noticed that there seems to be a lot more pressure on my heels when im standing. i think it has a positive effect on my default sympathetic tone or something like that. drawbacks are sleep apnea, hair loss and testicle shrinkage
- lisbbb 1y ago
  Isn't the downside that once you're on TRT, your own body won't keep making testosterone, so you end up never being able to stop the injections?
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> This tilt towards later-in-life divorce is happening for a mix of reasons, studies suggest. My pet theory is an increase in treatments for "low testosterone" is a non-trivial contributor.

serial_dev 1y ago

I’d be surprised if it made a dent… I’d probably first check the numbers on this… you are saying that because men can get their testosterone up even later in their lives, they either cheat, get sexually frustrated, or less likely to put up with their wives behavior? Interesting theory, but I would be surprised if the numbers supported this pet theory.

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moduspol 1y ago
Men with higher testosterone has been linked to cheating in various studies--honestly I thought this was common knowledge. And treatments for "low t" (targeted at middle-aged and older males) have been more and more common over the past few decades. I guess it just seems fairly plausible. [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31326436/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31326436/ [2] https://www.apa.org/monitor/dec06/testosterone https://www.apa.org/monitor/dec06/testosterone [3] https://uk.style.yahoo.com/men-high-testosterone-more-likely-cheat-112630638.html https://uk.style.yahoo.com/men-high-testosterone-more-likely...
- XorNot 1y ago
  Literally none of that supports your hypothesis, and you haven't established the first factor: are testosterone treatments statistically significant within the target demographic?

smeeger 1y ago

i have tried taking testosterone and it had several mind-blowing benefits and i can say with complete confidence that testosterone hrt is actually one of the most effective methods to save or hold together a heterosexual marriage. quite the opposite of what you think. such a shame that hrt is demonized by most people when its test rather than estrogen

sea_boat 1y ago
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gautamcgoel 1y ago
What were the benefits?
- smeeger 1y ago
  the biggest benefit was to my sleep and this is true of pretty much everyone who takes it. i was able to have very deep, restful and unbroken sleep. the best sleep of my life. normally i can barely sleep and wake up in the night and do not feel rested. ive been like that since my 20s and nothing touches it besides testosterone. other benefits include much better mood, a tendency to be much more open and likable, tons of energy and motivation behind everything i do and of course being much stronger is also nice. cardiovascular performance, the ability to do cardio heavy tasks and not get winded, massively increased. i loved it. but it made me less calculated and thoughtful which is important for my job so i decided to stop. i will almost certainly start again in the future. even after stopping i noticed that there seems to be a lot more pressure on my heels when im standing. i think it has a positive effect on my default sympathetic tone or something like that. drawbacks are sleep apnea, hair loss and testicle shrinkage
lisbbb 1y ago
Isn't the downside that once you're on TRT, your own body won't keep making testosterone, so you end up never being able to stop the injections?
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