Gaak! The American male really IS being feminized!

Over the past two decades, levels of the sex hormone in U.S. men have been falling steadily, a new study finds.

For example, average total testosterone levels in men aged 65 to 69 fell from 503 nanograms/decileter (ng/dL) in 1988 to 423 ng/dL in 2003.


They don't know why. My suggestion: compare the fall to soy intake.

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Posted by: Jim Quick
Posted on: October 28, 2006 07:26 PM

Many older men like myself are being treated with Testosterone inhibiting drugs because they have prostat problems. Perhaps this explains the drop in levels.

Jimbo

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Posted by: Jeffrey Quick
Posted on: October 28, 2006 07:42 PM

You'd think they'd adjust for something that obvious, but maybe they didn't. Doctors and scientists don't always talk to each other.

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