eli5: why does testosterone decrease when you’re stressed

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That makes no sense to me, isn’t our body supposed to make us stronger in a stressful environment so why reduce test levels

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I think another good note to add in this ELI5 thread is that testosterone levels don’t inform or create conventionally “manly” or “aggressive” attributes – it’s a complex hormone with a lot of functions. All those people saying “A huge percentage of dopamine is used in your gut!” are not technically wrong, but are misunderstanding the function of gut dopamine, and assume that just because it’s memed as the “happy chemical” it means that more means you’re happy. but just like that’s incorrect, fluctuating testosterone levels don’t change your “manliness” (ew) at any given moment.

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