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AAS 102: The Basics
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DrJMW said:
Is this a theoretical question or do you want scientific facts...
For the role of women:
Studies show that it helps maintain muscle and bone and contributes to sex drive, or libido. There are also quality-of-life issues. If you give testosterone replacement to testosterone-deficient women, they often say they feel better, but they're not specific as to how.
One of the tough things about research in this area is what has been measured and what hasn't. Testosterone levels, muscle mass and bone strength have been measured. When testosterone levels in the blood increase, bone density generally improves. Although a few researchers have attempted to measure changes in sex drive and overall quality of life, these important effects are much more difficult to assess. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine evaluated sexuality and quality of life in women with low blood levels of testosterone. After raising their blood levels of testosterone using a medicated skin patch, health and sexuality seemed to improve.
I think in men, we all know what that answer is: higher sex drive, strong bones, stronger/bigger muscles, more agression, feeling of well being, etc
Mechanism in women: The pituitary sends hormone messages to the adrenal glands and ovaries. Without the pituitary signal, hormones aren't manufactured.
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atutt2: nice info.
Very simply, the primary purpose of Testosterone is to stimulate protein synthesis and account for the greater muscular development of the male. Testosterone has its effect on the RNA in the nucleolus of the muscle cell. It accelerates the rate that RNA deliver instructions to the ribosomes that will now more quickly build actin and myosin in the myofibrils. The key is that T accelerates the rate of protein synthesis in muscle tissue.
Very simply, the primary purpose of Testosterone is to stimulate protein synthesis and account for the greater muscular development of the male. Testosterone has its effect on the RNA in the nucleolus of the muscle cell. It accelerates the rate that RNA deliver instructions to the ribosomes that will now more quickly build actin and myosin in the myofibrils. The key is that T accelerates the rate of protein synthesis in muscle tissue.
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