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Alt Text: post that says dripping testosterone levels in men since 1980s is the biggest crime of the century.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

A crime, no, concerning sure.

What is causing the drop?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Lots of stuff.

https://www.medichecks.com/blogs/testosterone/why-do-gen-z-and-millennial-men-have-lower-testosterone

Tld;r:

Obesity, Microplastics, Fewer smokers, Stress and mental health problems, Tighter underwear, Diabetes, Higher indoor temperatures

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Fewer smokers

Why aren’t we making men smoke more?! Why isn’t the media talking about this?!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

More sedentary lifestyle/not exercising

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

An aging population.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Worse health in general it seems. And it's not as low as the graph the person shared

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/declining-testosterone-levels