Testosterone -- what it does, how too much or too little affects us, what to do about it

This Sexplanations video, presented by Dr. Lindsey Doe, explains testosterone: what the hormone does in the body, how having too much or too little can affect people, and what can be done about it. The description links to a range of research studies on testosterone and topics such as sleep, sex, time of day, zinc, vitamin D, and competition. The video is sponsored by LetsGetChecked, which is mentioned in the description with a promo offer. The description also lists related SciShow and TED Talk videos and the creator's social and website links.

• What testosterone does in the body
• Effects of too much or too little testosterone
• Research links covering sleep, sex, zinc, vitamin D and competition
• Possible steps to address testosterone levels

Curious about your testosterone? This video is sponsored by LetsGetChecked. Visit https://trylgc.com/sexplanations and receive a 20% off coupon when you use the promo code GETCHECKED. SciShow episode going into to more details about cocks and balls: https://youtu.be/8psrsdyezkU Dr. Andre Harris’ TedTalk about Testosterone: https://youtu.be/ZiDfZLJZTGU T & Sun: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160918214443.htm T & Vitamin D: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3712348/ T & Sexually Explicit Films: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01541140 T & Ovulation Odor: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20424057 T & “Novel Females”: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X06001267?via%3Dihub T & Zinc: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8875519 T & Time of Day: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17555474 T & Sleep: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3955336/ T & Competition: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27103058 T & Sex: https://www.webmd.com/men/news/20150313/more-sex-better-testosterone-levels#1 T & Kissing: https://healthland.time.com/2011/02/11/the-science-of-smooching-why-men-and-women-kiss-differently/ T & Body Hair: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5928870/ Dr. Doe's contact info: TWITTER : https://twitter.com/elleteedee TUMBLR : http://tumblingdoe.tumblr.com FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/sexplanations INSTAGRAM : http://instagram.com/sexplanations DFTBA : https://store.dftba.com/collections/sexplanations WEBSITE : http://sexplanations.com Support Sexplanations by becoming a sexpla(i)naut: https://www.patreon.com/sexplanations https://www.patreon.com/sexplanationspodcast