BLA 053: Does Testosterone Improve Depression?

Building Lifelong Athletes · Nov 28, 2023 · 17m

Depression is a global pandemic, and the WHO has actually predicted it will be the leading cause of disability worldwide by 2030. We have some good options, but are always looking for additional treatment modalities, so some people have come up with the idea that testosterone might be good for depressive symptoms. Some people claim that testosterone is basically a magic treatment for everything, but what does the data say about testosterone and depression? Let's dive in and talk about it!

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Intro

01:01 - The origin of this idea

03:37 - The link between depression and…