Eli5 – do women use testosterone or estrogen to build muscle? What is the role of testosterone in women?

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Eli5 – do women use testosterone or estrogen to build muscle? What is the role of testosterone in women?

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Answer 1

Testosterone in women does the same things it does in men, there’s just less of it. It plays important roles in building muscle and bone, the brain, sexuality, lubricating mucus membranes, energy, mood, and more. A lot is made of how women have less testosterone than men. But women also have more testosterone than estrogen their whole lives.