Covid-19 and low testosterone

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/andr.12821?campaign=wolacceptedarticle


The people most likely to suffer the most serious consequences of Covid-19 are older men. Why is that? The most obvious answer would be a depressed immune response in older men. But a more likely reason is shown in this new study, which found that older men with the lowest testosterone levels had the most serious cases, even mortality, related to Covid-19:
 

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soooo ur telling me its time to blast? :32 (19):

Lol no! No research to back up the claim I'm about to share because it is a theory, but people blasting and having too high of Testosterone levels seem to be at a higher risk as well. This is due to an increase in a protein TMPRSS2. So, having stable testosterone levels with a healthy and strong cardiovascular system is a much safer bet.
 

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