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>>268309 >Stress Inhibits Testosterone, But Does It Matter? Similarly, low testosterone secretion induced by stress is no reason to take supplemental testosterone, either. All sorts of stressors, whether physical or psychological, can inhibit the secretion of all the hormones involved in the complex release of testosterone. Anesthetize someone for surgery, slice into his belly with a scalpel, and testosterone levels begin to decline. The same thing will happen for a male primate who has just been toppled from a high rank in the group hierarchy. Ditto for a man going through a stressful cognitive task like a final exam. Or -- an example that I get an odd pleasure out of citing -- a study in the May 1972 Archives of General Psychiatry found that men in the early, highly stressful period of officer's training in the military have suppressed testosterone levels, too.
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