As males and females age they produce lower volumes of sex hormones. For women, taking testosterone to increase

libido in becoming more common. Why is the same not common for males? What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: While both males and females make less testosterone as they age, it is important to remember
that males decline from a much, much higher peak volume than do females. Thus, as males
age the volume of testosterone is still considerable, whereas for females the low volume they
made when younger gets lower still.

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