testosterone surge
Androgen level jump
A testosterone surge is a rapid increase in the hormone testosterone, occurring naturally during puberty, competition, or sexual arousal.
The phrase often appears in discussions of male behavior, sometimes used to explain aggression or risk-taking: The testosterone surge of adolescence.
It can be used dismissively to characterize male conduct as hormonally driven rather than reasoned.
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- fight or flightThreat-triggered physiological state
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- pubertySexual development stage
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
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testosterone surgetestosterone deficiency
Insufficient primary male hormone
low testosterone · hypogonadism · castration · chemical castration
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