Bigger than butch

• Autores: Arlene Weintraub
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2976, 2014, págs. 34-37
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The TV adverts asking about testosterone have been bombarding American men for the past five years, often accompanied by images of handsome ageing men shooting basketball hoops or sharing romantic moments with attractive women. The remedy, they suggest, is testosterone supplements; often billed as a quick ticket back to youth, fitness and virility. But many wonder on what if they've got testosterone all wrong. Testosterone is widely perceived as the masculinity hormone; associated with virility, strength and competition, so it's understandable that men might reach for it to restore a flagging mojo. However testosterone may not he the express ticket back to youth many perceive it to be. Boosting levels may even be harmful. Neither does testosterone only facilitate stereotypically male behaviors like aggression and competitiveness; it may have a gentle side. Here, Weintraub finds that testosterone's pumped-up image is in dire need of makeover.