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

One of the roles of testosterone is to help in muscle synthesis; but among other things, it also helps with bone resilience, etc. Because women produce less of it comparatively, they have smaller muscles, are mor prone to osteoporosis etc.