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10.07.2018

Testosterone for men is, without exaggeration, one of the key hormones: puberty and the ability to have children depend on it, it also largely determines the behavior and appearance of a man (testosterone, for example, affects the development of bones and muscles, and therefore growth and body weight) .

In different people, its level can differ markedly, although remaining within the normal range. What affects testosterone levels? From genes, from lifestyle, from nutrition and from other factors.

Among these other factors, researchers from Durham University, Northwestern University and the University of Chittagong highlight childhood in particular - testosterone levels in an adult male are very dependent on the conditions in which he grew up.

Kesson Magid and colleagues compared the hormone levels of men with different biographies living in Bangladesh and the UK: some grew up in Bangladesh and stayed there; others moved to the UK as children; still others moved to the UK as adults; the fourth were born in Britain, but their parents were from Bangladesh; finally, in the fifth group there were men living in Britain and whose ancestors were Europeans.

All testosterone levels were within normal limits. However, for example, those who grew up in the UK (regardless of who their parents were and where they were born, here or in Bangladesh), the level of the hormone was about the same. Moreover, these men were about the same height, and they also began puberty at about the same age. And in general, they had more testosterone than those who grew up in Bangladesh. In turn, those who grew up in Bangladesh not only had less testosterone, they were also shorter on average and had a later onset of puberty.

Doctors have long been saying that childhood greatly affects testosterone levels, and this influence lasts almost a lifetime. For example, infertility in men can develop due to problems with testosterone, and infertility has been known to occur due to childhood mumps.

But the speech in this case is not only about childhood diseases - although they, it is worth repeating once again, quite strongly affect the level of testosterone. Obviously, children in different parts of the world eat differently and generally lead different lifestyles, which probably cannot but affect the development of the hormonal system.

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