Carole Hooven, Ph.D.

Yeah, I think so.

I think I feel better, but I definitely feel better when I'm working out and the drive to, but maybe I would have done that anyway.

But I have no issue with people doing what they need to feel better.

I just think people don't consider that.

that especially testosterone and I think also estrogen, these are hormones that give us signals about what's going on in our own bodies.

Like, are we making eggs?

Are we making sperm?

Are we healthy?

Are we sick?

All of that is communicated.

Like if you're sick,

those systems are suppressed and your hormone levels are going to be lower, which is adaptive and will help you.

And, you know, and that won't happen if you're taking it all exogenously.

And there's a lot of social signaling.

So all of that goes away.

But yeah, I think that's for each individual to decide.

I do think there should be some regulation around

testosterone because from what I understand, it really is addictive and also can permanently cause someone to become infertile.

That's something obviously that I don't know that people, young people in particular, really understand.

So I think it's different when people are after the age of 40 or 50 is a different situation from someone who's young and healthy and is doing it and is getting addicted at younger ages.