RAF182: Testosterone Facts for Men and Women

Why women and men? You may not know this, I didn't for a long time --- but women have testosterone and men have estrogen. It is produced by the sex glands, the testes in men and ovaries in women. Men have 7-8 times more testosterone than women and produce 20 times more on a daily basis.

What is it? Testosterone is a hormone. Hormones are chemicals that control bodily functions. In the past we have discussed other hormones, like the brain chemicals in episodes 139 and 150-154. We've also mentioned ghrelin and leptin which control appetite and fat conversion. This one controls some secondary sex characteristics.

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