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The Virility Paradox: The Vast Influence of Testosterone on Our Bodies, Minds, and the World We Live In

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Testosterone makes us stronger, happier, and smarter. It also makes us meaner, more violent and more selfish. A scientific look into the vast and unexpected influence testosterone has on our behavior, our society, and our bodies.

The brain of each man—and each woman—is shaped by this tiny molecule from before birth: it propels our drive for exploration and risk, for competition and creation, and even our survival. The effects of testosterone permeate the traditions, philosophy, and literature of each known culture—without it, the world would be a drastically different place.

Testosterone also has a role in humanity’s darker side, contributing to violence, hubris, poverty, crime, and selfishness. Contemporary revelations of the science of testosterone show that high levels will deplete compassion and generosity, and even reduce the affection we show our children.

In The Virility Paradox, across the world renowned oncologist and prostate cancer researcher Charles Ryan explores this complex chemical system responsible for a diverse spectrum of human behaviors and health in both women and men. Ryan taps his vast experience treating prostate cancer with testosterone-lowering therapy, observing that this Frequently ends up in profound changes in the patients’ perspectives on their lives and relationships. Frequently, for the better.

Ryan uses the journeys of these patients and others to illustrate the vast and from time to time unexpected influence testosterone has on human lives. Through the stories of real women and men, he also explores the connections between testosterone and conditions like dementia, autism, and cancer, in addition to the biological underpinnings of sexual assault and the effects it has on everything from crime to making an investment to on a regular basis choices we make.

Integrating the molecular and the medical, sociology and storytelling, The Virility Paradox;offers a fascinating look at how one hormone has shaped history, and the connections between our biology, our behavior, and our best selves.

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