{"id":33414,"date":"2022-09-22T05:01:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T22:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/?p=33414"},"modified":"2024-10-01T17:32:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T10:32:34","slug":"testosterone-the-cuddle-hormone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/mens-health\/testosterone-the-cuddle-hormone\/","title":{"rendered":"Testosterone: The Cuddle Hormone?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Highlights\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>If your testosterone at-home test kit tells you your testosterone levels are high, you may feel cuddly and friendly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Doctors used to believe that high testosterone causes a high sex drive, aggressiveness, and antisocial behavior.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Researchers think that testosterone may also enhance social behaviors.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Testosterone shapes social behavior as part of an intricate hormonal balance.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testosterone makes you quicker, stronger, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/15795710\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more aggressive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29704917\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more sexually capable<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But can it also make men more amiable? It would fly in the face of what we currently know about testosterone, but brace yourself \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/royalsocietypublishing.org\/doi\/10.1098\/rspb.2022.0453\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a new study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> finds that T may also bring out out your feminine side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A testosterone at-home test kit can tell you how much you have of this essential androgen.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Can Testosterone Make You Friendly and Agreeable?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/royalsocietypublishing.org\/doi\/10.1098\/rspb.2022.0453\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent animal research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it can. The hormone of male aggression may also be the hormone of male friendliness. Far beyond making men aggressive and energetic, testosterone likely also modulates complex social behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers looked at Mongolian gerbils, a species of monogamous, pair-bond rodents that bring up their young together. They administered testosterone injections to the males and studied their behavior under diverse circumstances. The conclusions were surprising.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Testosterone Is the Cuddle Hormone<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers put male and female gerbils together in a cage. When the animals established pair bonds and the females got pregnant, the males would become cuddly and caring toward them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33415\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.jpeg-62_11zon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33415\" title=\"Muscular man\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.jpeg-62_11zon.jpg\" alt=\"Muscular man\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.jpeg-62_11zon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.jpeg-62_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Testosterone can make you muscular and cuddly.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having given a testosterone injection to spike the male gerbils\u2019 testosterone levels, researchers expected the males to stop cuddling and become more aggressive. Instead, the males reacted by becoming even more caring and cuddly with their partners. Interestingly, the cuddly effects of the testosterone shot were lasting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The friendly, agreeable attitude of the males did not disappear or change even a week after the shot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers then introduced other males into the gerbil cages. They expected the intruders to disturb the calm of the resident couples and turn the males aggressive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of chasing the other males, however, the resident males continued to be agreeable and friendly. Researchers then gave them a second testosterone shot. With their T levels peaking again, the resident males behaved in the expected way: They became aggressive and started chasing the intruders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second shot was like a wake-up call for the test subjects. It jolted the resident males into a naturally aggressive mode, optimal for dealing with intruders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers concluded that the circumstances were the key to how the test subjects responded to the testosterone boost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The resident male gerbils got the first shot when they were with their partners in offspring-rearing mode. The excess testosterone amplified their response, turning them into \u201csuper partners.\u201d What\u2019s more, it apparently \u201cprogrammed\u201d them to be friendly and cuddly in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They got the second shot in the presence of the intruder males. Under these hostile circumstances, the excess testosterone \u201creprogrammed\u201d the males, allowing them to deal with the threat better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33416\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3.jpeg-60_11zon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33416\" title=\"A mouse\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3.jpeg-60_11zon.jpg\" alt=\"A mouse\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3.jpeg-60_11zon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3.jpeg-60_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The little critters can be aggressive when needed.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers concluded that instead of promoting aggression and mating instincts only, testosterone enhances the behaviors needed according to the social context.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Details of the Study<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers gave the gerbils 50 micrograms of testosterone per kg of bodyweight. They also used a control group that received a mixture of sodium chloride and water instead of testosterone. Both groups received an equal amount of beta-cyclodextrin solvent used to dissolve testosterone in the testosterone group.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testosterone levels increased in test subjects 30 minutes after a single injection.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Rethinking the Testosterone-Oxytocin Link<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aggression is a costly behavior. Anyone who engages in aggressive behavior assumes risks they wouldn\u2019t encounter otherwise. Therefore, it makes sense for people and animals to develop systems that enable them to be selectively aggressive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the human body, testosterone fulfills a multitude of roles. And it exists and works together with many other hormones. One particular hormone, oxytocin, seems to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25631363\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">counterbalance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> testosterone and regulate social behavior.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even recently, scientists believed that the role of testosterone in the testosterone\u2013oxytocin balance was negative. Psychologists have associated testosterone with three types of social behaviors:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Self-oriented<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These behaviors favor self-actualization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Asocial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. People engaging in asocial behaviors perceive socialization as stressful and tend to avoid meeting new people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Antisocial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Antisocial behaviors may stem from poor life experiences, trauma, or malicious intent. They can cause harm to those who engage in them or others.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers held oxytocin responsible for motivating, mediating, and rewarding pro-social behaviors and interactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33417\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4.jpeg-24_11zon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33417 size-full\" title=\"Oxytocin graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4.jpeg-24_11zon.jpg\" alt=\"Oxytocin graphic\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4.jpeg-24_11zon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/4.jpeg-24_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The love hormone is not all cuddles and kisses.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even so, scientists <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">knew<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the testosterone\u2013oxytocin link was not straightforward. Higher testosterone and lower oxytocin can lead to autism. Higher oxytocin and low testosterone accompany conditions like schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that we know that testosterone may help pro-social behaviors and agreeableness, it is time to rethink what we thought we knew about the social behavior-shaping role of the hormone of masculinity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the latest findings, we can conclude that testosterone and oxytocin shape social behavior together and in combination with other hormones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hormones play a nuanced role in human and animal bodies; they don\u2019t flip switches on and off. Instead, they act as parts of an intricate and delicate balance one should not upset in any direction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How Do These Findings Translate to Humans?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results of animal studies <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2642860\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">do not apply<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to humans, but they do offer valuable clues for human research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this instance, these clues are highly relevant. Our hormones are the same as those of animals, and they act on the same parts of the brain. As we understand the biochemical dynamics of animal behaviors, we may discover the keys to our social behavior triggers as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Importance of Healthy Testosterone Levels<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testosterone shapes both male and female behavior in more complex ways than doctors and psychologists previously thought. Beyond <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/news-events\/nih-research-matters\/understanding-how-testosterone-affects-men\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sex<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and aggression, testosterone plays a role in our social responses. In some ways, it may even allow us to predict and prepare for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to your health, an adequate testosterone level may also impact your social skills. Is your testosterone too low? Find out using a testosterone at-home test kit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Using a Testosterone At-home Test Kit to Measure Your Testosterone Levels<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting an accurate reading of your testosterone levels allows you to make sense of your hormonal urges. You can also pinpoint the cause of some of your health problems. It can even explain some of your social behaviors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simplest way to test for low T is by using a testosterone at-home test kit. Testosterone home test kits allow you to take a pain-free test in under five minutes and find out essential information about why you feel and act as you do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>eDrugstore Can Help<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We carry<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/test-kits\/testosterone-home-test-kit\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">testosterone home test kit<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that allows you to find out whether your testosterone level is adequate. It is pain-free and discreet. You can take it from home and get your results in five days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also provide a consultation with a U.S.-licensed doctor for results outside the normal range. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights\u00a0\u00a0 If your testosterone at-home test kit tells you your testosterone levels are high, you may feel cuddly and friendly.\u00a0\u00a0 Doctors used to believe that high testosterone causes a high sex drive, aggressiveness, and antisocial behavior. Researchers think that testosterone may also enhance social behaviors. 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