Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Part 2 with Daniel Pfau
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The Effects of Hormones on Aging
We got a question from Sarah Vennarsdal who says estrogen makes them feel very down and depressed. When I told my doc she said that she was surprised and looked doubtful because estrogen is the happy hormone. Like is she right or do we do all these hormones affect us neurologically in really different ways? Oh they definitely affect us different ways. A study has even shown that the gay brain versus the straight brain and men reacts differently to testosterone. And so there's just so much variation that I think it's difficult to say any one hormone is going to be theHappyHormone.
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