Plus, stress can also reduce natural progesterone and testosterone levels. Although testosterone is usually considered to be a male hormone, women still need it for a healthy sex drive. A low libido can be infuriating and therefore lead to further stress and we don’t want anymore of that. ...
Before responding to her test questions, I decide to make a pre-emptory strike. I will alert her to the possibility that my testosterone could at any moment boil over and sully my standing vow never to objectify any woman, ever, for any reason-even women who're begging to be objectified...
"Women with PCOS have about 50 per cent more testosterone in their systems than normal," he says. This can cause a metabolic imbalance raising insulin levels, meaning some women gain weight and are even at risk of diabetes. "Increased blood insulin levels over a long period can also cause...