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I wonder if this could be attributed to STDs, jealous lovers, and other risks a sexual active person might be exposed to compared to a sexually inactive person.

jkscm 12y ago
This does not explain the differences between man and woman. Especially because infection chances are higher for women. Assuming that males and females have the same number of average sexuall contacts.
michaelbarton 12y ago
This is an excellent point that made me think. Perhaps you could examine through how the data is collected. You could hypothesise that the mean age of death is affected by non-testosterone increased aging such as murder by a jealous lover. These would pull down that average, where as the mode might show the more the 'typical' lifespan. However you might also hypthesise that high levels of testosterone might cause you to engage in behaviors that would make make other people want to kill you! Also including other risky behaviors such as driving fast this could also be a direct effect of testosterone. A very interesting thought!
slantyyz 12y ago
Or it could simply be reduced stress. After my second orchiectomy related to cancer, I had to wait several weeks before I could see an endocrinologist about testosterone replacement, so in that time my bioavailable testosterone basically declined to nearly nothing. At one point I became so mellow that stuff that would normally bother me just got ignored. In some ways, it was a kind of a bliss-- I even considered not having testosterone replacement therapy. That was short lived, however. My endocrinologist told me that I needed testosterone to continue being healthy -- to maintain bone strength, etc., so I ended up doing the TRT.
- sanoli 12y ago
  Very interesting, thanks. I'm curious though, did your doc bring your levels up to normal range or lower, and did you ever discuss this (keeping the levels lower than normal)?
  - slantyyz 12y ago
    My levels are still a little lower than normal but from a health and lifestyle perspective, I'm otherwise normal to the point I was before my operation. Because of this, my doctor and I both agreed not have my dosage increased. From my perspective, I just didn't want to use more meds than I need to.
knodi123 12y ago
plus, eunuch are typically purpose-made. how many eunuchs deal with starvation, unemployment, or homelessness?

jkscm 12y ago

This does not explain the differences between man and woman. Especially because infection chances are higher for women. Assuming that males and females have the same number of average sexuall contacts.

michaelbarton 12y ago

This is an excellent point that made me think. Perhaps you could examine through how the data is collected. You could hypothesise that the mean age of death is affected by non-testosterone increased aging such as murder by a jealous lover. These would pull down that average, where as the mode might show the more the 'typical' lifespan. However you might also hypthesise that high levels of testosterone might cause you to engage in behaviors that would make make other people want to kill you! Also including other risky behaviors such as driving fast this could also be a direct effect of testosterone. A very interesting thought!

slantyyz 12y ago

Or it could simply be reduced stress. After my second orchiectomy related to cancer, I had to wait several weeks before I could see an endocrinologist about testosterone replacement, so in that time my bioavailable testosterone basically declined to nearly nothing. At one point I became so mellow that stuff that would normally bother me just got ignored. In some ways, it was a kind of a bliss-- I even considered not having testosterone replacement therapy. That was short lived, however. My endocrinologist told me that I needed testosterone to continue being healthy -- to maintain bone strength, etc., so I ended up doing the TRT.

sanoli 12y ago
Very interesting, thanks. I'm curious though, did your doc bring your levels up to normal range or lower, and did you ever discuss this (keeping the levels lower than normal)?
- slantyyz 12y ago
  My levels are still a little lower than normal but from a health and lifestyle perspective, I'm otherwise normal to the point I was before my operation. Because of this, my doctor and I both agreed not have my dosage increased. From my perspective, I just didn't want to use more meds than I need to.

knodi123 12y ago

plus, eunuch are typically purpose-made. how many eunuchs deal with starvation, unemployment, or homelessness?