What's the deal with testosterone?

About this episode

Emily and Perry discuss testosterone, its effects on men, and related health topics.

This week, Emily and Perry take on testosterone, the raging yang to last week's sober estrogen yin. Do men actually experience "manopause" in ways similar to women? How much testosterone is not enough, what are the risks of too much, and how do you know if you need an extra boost? And what does testosterone do for men anyway? (Note: this episode on both endogenous and exogenous male sex hormones contains the existence of sex.) Plus: the U.S. military no longer mandating the flu jab, the fishy effects of fish oil on your brain, and promising news about pancreatic cancer treatment. Submit a question for our weekly mailbag at wellnessactually.fm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Emily Oster, Perry Wilson

Topics covered

• testosterone
• manopause
• male sex hormones
• health risks
• pancreatic cancer
• fish oil effects

Keywords

• testosterone
• manopause
• health risks
• fish oil
• pancreatic cancer
• male hormones

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. military

Products: flu jab, fish oil, pancreatic cancer treatment

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