Many of us might have already heard a lot about testosterone and its relation to masculinity or virility. For most, the familiarity with the word may have started as early as our Biology subject when lessons on puberty were introduced. Still, we don’t have much appreciation for this thing and what it does until later on upon reaching adulthood. We may for instance already know that testosterone is the hormone that determines who becomes men and who becomes women. But what other aspects of the human condition depend on this? Does the significance or function of testosterone stop past the pubertal stage? And why are testosterone-related drugs, like anabolic steroids or Daspartic acid supplements, ever so popular, if not contentious?
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