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Testosterone and it's link to aggression (or lack of thereof)

I found an article with many linked studies on how testosterone affects aggression. The article is centered around cis men with baseline low testosterone levels that started TRT, however, I do think this applies to transmasculine people as well. Posting this because even in trans communities this topic is misunderstood.

TL;DR: individuals with low testosterone levels at baseline that started TRT report decreased levels of aggression, fatigue, tension. Current studies don't report any changes of aggression on average, however, this may wary depending on personality profiles (for example: people with high dominance and low self control traits did become aggressive, but the testosterone itself is not the cause of the aggression)

https://www.trted.org/articles/myth-busting-series-testosterone-treatment-makes-you-aggressive

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[โ€“] gabboman@app.wafrn.net 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Testosterone linked to agression is an early TERF argument for what I know

[โ€“] vv0ltz@app.wafrn.net 3 points 2 days ago

It's honestly a common myth because some studies were based on animal behavior and roid rage iirc, but yes, TERFs/transphobes and racists successfully weaponize that