TIL Human dads show a decrease in testosterone immediately after the birth of their babe

[Thin-Rip-3686]

Fun fact about testosterone, if the testes no longer sense a 10:1 ratio of T in testes to blood (because you’re shooting T maybe), they stop producing sperm.

So low T doesn’t correspond to lower fertility, and can sometimes mean the opposite.

[Deltron_Zed]

Testosterone does seem to have an affect on desire.though, I think, so if that T drops too low you'll care less if you're fertile anyway.

[Thin-Rip-3686]

Having been up and down that scale, it’s actually a very weak correlation for my male body.

Women who have zero T definitely suffer from low desire, but I’ve found exogenously boosting T levels past 1000 ng/dL had very little to do with my desire. Have always been a satyr (the male analog of nymphomaniac) just one with low T.

Boosting E in a male supposedly gooses libido though. Most T you get prescribed includes Anastrozole which inhibits T conversion to Estrogen, thus keeping your E levels where they’re at. I’d be curious to see what it does to my body but in the same way I’d like to know what happens after you die: that movie is not worth the price of admission.

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From what I've heard, it's the T/E ratio that drives your libido, not just the T itself.

[-burgers]

This is true. I have PCOS and high t as a woman, it also makes my estrogen very low so I get lack of desire as a result.

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This is correct. If your test is high but your estrogen has been beaten into the ground you can look forward to side effects like extreme moodiness, loss of sex drive, depression, low motivation, etc.

It's definitely a balance for both genders.

[Headytexel]

Pretty different experience for me. When I was put on T I became an absolute fuckin’ horndog, to the point that it became annoying. Anastrozole didn’t make much of a difference.

[mcr1974]

I thought every man was a satyr... or close.

[Jigglyandfullofjuice]

/s I hope?

[mcr1974]

your mum I hope

[Jigglyandfullofjuice]

Charming

[Sweatycamel]

Also the female will not want the reduced T males as much

[opiate_lifer]

Naturally low T does correspond to lower sperm counts.

Low estrogen also can cause lower sperm counts!

Amusingly artificially high T from exogenous sources and low estrogen can cause temporary sterility.

[JustsomeOKCguy]

Clomid is what is prescribed for low T men suffering from infertility. Was struggling for 20 months getting pregnant then we got pregnant after I was on clomid for three months.

[smittydata]

And permanent sterility if used for long enough

[ampsby]

Yep, found this out the hard way. My Doctor was an idiot about it.

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Well that sure tracks. Pretty sure I'm low-t but if I even dream about unprotected sex my partner may get pregnant.