The Claim
In Australian men aged 35–100 years, serum testosterone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and estradiol levels decline gradually starting at age 35, with a more pronounced reduction after age 80, indicating a population-wide age-related reduction in androgen status.
What the research says
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In Australian men aged 35 to 100, testosterone, DHT, and estradiol levels in the blood decrease slowly after age 35 and drop more sharply after age 80.
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Among Australian men aged 35–100 years, serum testosterone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and estradiol levels decline gradually from age 35 onward, with a more pronounced reduction after age 80, indicating a population-wide age-related reduction in androgen status that may influence metabolic and physiological health in older men.
As men age, the testes produce less testosterone and other sex hormones because the cells that make these hormones become less active and fewer in number. The brain also sends weaker signals to the testes to make more hormones, and the body breaks down these hormones faster. This causes hormone levels to drop slowly at first and then fall more sharply after age 80.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Age-specific population centiles for androgen status in men.
This study found that as Australian men get older, starting at age 35, their testosterone, DHT, and estradiol levels slowly go down, and they drop even faster after age 80 — just like the claim says.
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