Testosterone vs Estrogen
Guys lose testosterone, women lose estrogen as we all get older. Seems like we're all fighting to keep our manhood/womanhood intact. I think it's more harder on the women after they start losing their estrogen along the way than it is for us men when we start losing our testosterone. One con is menopause when a woman loses estrogen. Another con, women start developing a little bit of facial hair. One of the pros for estrogen is I feel like it's a beauty hormone. One reason why guys age gracefully than women for the most part. A lot of women as they age seem to not be able to pull off longer hair as they once had, but there are some that still can. As for guys, one con is we lose a lot of our energy levels when we lose our testosterone, along with putting on weight. I also believe that too much testosterone when one is younger can possibly lead to hair loss, but it's also true that genetics plays a roll in it as well.I was surprised to learn that girls around 10 years old have more testosterone than boys their age starting out. After 13 or 14, boys start developing more testosterone than the girls at the same age, and then testosterone levels of boys really take off after that.
Girls seem to run high in my family, like every 15 years, we'll have a male born in the family. Not too often. I have one child, a daughter, so could it be the "X" factor and too much estrogen in the family? Could be, I'm blessed with a lot of hair.
My question to both genders on here is, as you're getting older, are you taking testosterone/estrogen pills, or plan to, or just don't care, let the chips fall where they may?
What's your opinion on this topic? Please share...
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Now, I was 21 years old when my daughter was born, so that doesn't apply to me.
The need hasn't arisen, so no thought about taking Estrogen (in any form) has ever entered my mind. Hopefully, I'll never have such a need (I avoid such things as much as possible; even a painkiller)....