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Re:A Population-Level Decline in Serum Testosterone Levels i... by doctorhandshake on Saturday October 09, 2021 @10:08AM (#28809975)
“ These findings indicate that the past 20 yr have seen substantial age-independent decreases in male serum T concentrations, decreases that do not appear to be the consequence of the contemporaneous trends in health and lifestyle considered here. It remains unclear to what these apparent population-level decreases in T are attributable.”

My first thought was BPA, but it appears the effects of plasticizers on the male endocrine system are mixed[1].

Still can’t help but think this is something environmental and chemical at work.

[1] https://rbej.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12958-018-0...

Re:A Population-Level Decline in Serum Testosterone Levels i... by pueblito on Saturday October 09, 2021 @10:36AM (#28810230)
> Still can’t help but think this is something environmental and chemical at work.

I absolutely agree. I read a meta study where they concluded lab rats have been gaining fat since the 70s - and these rats have well documented genetics, very precisely controlled diets, tons of expertly collected high quality data. It was pretty damning

Re:A Population-Level Decline in Serum Testosterone Levels i... by atlasunshrugged on Saturday October 09, 2021 @10:46AM (#28810334)
Remember the name of the study by chance? Sounds interesting
Re:A Population-Level Decline in Serum Testosterone Levels i... by whacim on Saturday October 09, 2021 @10:58AM (#28810427)
This Scientific American article may touch upon some of it.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-lab-rats-are-...

Re:A Population-Level Decline in Serum Testosterone Levels i... by atlasunshrugged on Sunday October 10, 2021 @05:03AM (#28816927)
Thanks!