Testosterone Replacement Therapy is gaining popularity with many advocates and detractors. Lucas and Brion explore the evolutionary basis for testosterone and how that can inform your choice on whether to get on TRTNotes:Testosterone prescribing in the United States, 2002-2016: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6396809/Danish Study on Lowering T levels: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/92/12/4696/2597312#52560365The He Hormone, 2000 New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/02/magazine/the-he-hormone.htmlTesticle Shrinkage: https://www.thebodywellusa.com/will-taking-testosterone-make-testicles-shrink/Testosterone Therapy and anabolic steroids: https://thinksteroids.com/steroid-profiles/testosterone/TRT shuts down production of Pregnenolone and other upstream metabolites: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022473185902572?via%3DihubSupplementing Pregnenolone: https://www.testosteronewisdom.com/pregnenolone-what-you-need-to-know-about-this-precursor-hormone/Forum thread on suppression: https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/anabolic-steroids-and-trt-decrease-shbg-dhea-pregnenolone-and-progesterone-in-men.3990/ T Trials showing Plaque Build Up: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/02/21/515456194/does-testosterone-improve-older-mens-health-it-dependsEvolutionary Psychology Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychologyMore Boy Children After War: https://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-12/why-does-war-breed-more-boys/Ghengis Khan’s 16 Million Children: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/06/09/genghis-khan/NY Times Is There Anything Good about Men: https://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/20/is-there-anything-good-about-men-and-other-tricky-questions/Low Free Testosterone Predicts Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/97/1/179/2833341Benefits and Risks of TRT: https://www.excelmale.com/trt-benefits-vs-risks/The Testosterone Scam the Kills Healthy Men: https://www.healthscamsexposed.com/2014/03/the-testosterone-scam-that-kills-healthy-men/Testosterone linked to shorter male lifespan: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/testosterone-linked-to-shorter-male-lifespan/news-story/539c29145e7b98692c176e182ee4f777Testosterone Levels Drop after having kids: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/234266.php#1Low Testosterone and Suicide: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23893672Lower Testosterone causing suicide?: https://www.1st-man.com/low-testosterone-male-suicide/Silent Epidemic of Male Suicide: https://www.bcmj.org/articles/silent-epidemic-male-suicideMusic by Jenny Jahlee from Live at KBOO