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== Adverse effects == | == Adverse effects == | ||
Surprisingly little is known about the health effects of low serum androgen levels or the overexposure of prenatal estrogens in male | Surprisingly little is known about the health effects of low serum androgen levels or the overexposure of prenatal estrogens in male fetuses, which is referred to as hypoandrogenism or androgen deficiency. Although low testosterone levels are indeed linked to various adverse health outcomes, especially in the elderly, the direction of causality is often unclear.<ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/ijir200860</ref> | ||
Symptoms of androngen deficiency include low [[sex drive]], impotence,<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00345-003-0365-9</ref> shrinkage of the testicles and [[penis]], diminished masculinization decreased facial and body hair growth, diminished muscle mass, increased anxiety and depression, frequently also fatigue, insomnia, headaches, and osteoporosis, gynecomastia (meaning the development of female [[breasts]]) and other kinds of feminization.<ref>https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/31/12/1436/466160</ref> | Symptoms of androngen deficiency include low [[sex drive]], impotence,<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00345-003-0365-9</ref> shrinkage of the testicles and [[penis]], diminished masculinization decreased facial and body hair growth, diminished muscle mass, increased anxiety and depression, frequently also fatigue, insomnia, headaches, and osteoporosis, gynecomastia (meaning the development of female [[breasts]]) and other kinds of feminization.<ref>https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/31/12/1436/466160</ref> | ||
Low androgen levels have also been linked to the [[micropenis]] condition.<ref>https://sites.kowsarpub.com/ijp/articles/108534.html</ref> | Low androgen levels have also been linked to the [[micropenis]] condition.<ref>https://sites.kowsarpub.com/ijp/articles/108534.html</ref> | ||