testosterone

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During the college years, your testosterone is at the highest level it will ever be.

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  1. noun A white crystalline steroid hormone, C19H28O2, produced primarily in the testes and responsible for the development and maintenance of male secondary sex characteristics. It is also produced synthetically for use in medical treatment.

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  • Or if this test led to some kind of prenatal treatment, such as the use of drugs to block the effect of testosterone which is already medically possible, would this be desirable? —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • There are much better arguments to be made than that humans are pathetic creatures looking to run back to "mummy and daddy" or proof that "testosterone" - Americans are the root of all evil. —  BusinessWeek.com --
  • She found the high-testosterone, all-male hierarchy of the Nazi state blocked out women from leadership positions from the very start, but the regime actively encouraged female participation in enforcing the Nazi terror at grassroots levels. —  Home | Mail Online
  • Wait a minute -- testosterone is what makes a person turned on? —  Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
  • Great for increasing testosterone, which is extremely important when it comes to building muscles. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
 

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