A lot of people might have been familiarized about the hormone 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. However, we haven’t appreciate much of this thing and what it does until later on upon reaching adulthood. We may have learned that testosterone is the hormone that determines the gender of an individual. But what other facets of the human condition depend on this hormone? Does the significance or purpose 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 disputed?
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