DHT in Podcasts
conditionDihydrotestosterone (DHT) is a potent androgen derived from testosterone, involved in masculinization of external genitalia.
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The Peter Attia Drive
#374 - The evolutionary biology of testosterone: how it shapes male development and sex-based behavioral differences, | Carole Hooven, Ph.D.
DHT, androgen receptors, and rare natural experiments, for example 5-alpha reductase deficiency, that reveal how external genitalia and the prostate masculinize, distinct male and female aggression styles, direct physical confrontation versus indirect or relational tactics, and the evolutionary logic behind each, why modern life changes but doesn't erase ancient drives like male competitiveness and the trade-offs of trying to suppress them.