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Social media misinformation driving men to NHS clinics in search of testosterone they don’t need / The Guardian
｢ But a wave of viral videos on TikTok and Instagram have begun marketing blood tests as a means of accessing testosterone as lifestyle supplement, advertising the hormone as a solution to problems such as low energy levels, poor concentration and reduced sex-drive ｣
PSA
Testosterone is NOT causally linked to increased aggression in humans.
Any studies showing a correllation (NOT a causation) in humans show a very weak link at best, and further analysis has cast doubt on even this.
Perhaps more importantly, any attempt to push the false narrative of a causal link is harmful, reductive, and bioessentialist.
This isn't a debate: we're just debunking a prevalent, harmful myth that is being spread.
PSA
Testosterone is NOT causally linked to increased aggression in humans.
Any studies showing a correllation (NOT a causation) in humans show a very weak link at best, and further analysis has cast doubt on even this.
Perhaps more importantly, any attempt to push the false narrative of a causal link is harmful, reductive, and bioessentialist.
This isn't a debate: we're just debunking a prevalent, harmful myth that is being spread.
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