A Population-Level Decline in Serum Testosterone Levels in American Men

2006324 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Thomas G. Travison · New England Research Institutes

Andre B. Araujo · New England Research Institutes

Amy B. O’Donnell · New England Research Institutes

Varant Kupelian · New England Research Institutes

John B. McKinlay · New England Research Institutes

Abstract

These results indicate that recent years have seen a substantial, and as yet unrecognized, age-independent population-level decrease in T in American men, potentially attributable to birth cohort differences or to health or environmental effects not captured in observed data.

Topics & Keywords

Hormonal and reproductive studies Ovarian function and disorders Sexual Differentiation and Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Volume 92, Issue 1, pp. 196-202

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1375

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