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Re: Why are females (low testosterone) not depress » cybercafe

Posted by Ktemene on May 21, 2005, at 9:37:53

In reply to Why are females (low testosterone) not depressed?, posted by cybercafe on May 19, 2005, at 19:53:22

Actually women do sometimes get depressed if their testosterone level is below a woman's normal level. My doctor tested my testosterone level, and it was below normal (for a woman) and the doctor thinks it probably was contributing to my fatigue and depression.

I think the answer to the question of why women aren't always depressed since their testosterone level is always low compared to men's is just another case of the general rule 'Your Mileage May Vary'. Testosterone is just one of hundreds of chemicals in the body that can influence mood. Women have their own hormones and can be happy and healthy with those- providing there isn't some other problem. In fact, considering some of the things that high levels of testosterone can do, we can be very happy that we don't have a lot of testosterone ;)


> Okay so as I understand it, as men get older their testosterone levels may get a little lower and this can bring on depression. But even so, their testosterone levels are many, many times higher than women's.
>
> So why is it that women aren't always depressed if their testosterone is so low?? Are the female hormones that men are lacking (estrogen? progesterone?) responsible for brightening mood as well?


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