Men suffer from hormonal mood swings:
scientist
ABC ONLINE 28/02/2002
It is the news all women have been waiting for - hormones wreak havoc on men's lives too.
Scientist Gerald Lincoln told the BBC, lack of testosterone leaves men bad-tempered,
emotional, depressed and suffering from Irritable Male Syndrome.
"It has an amusing side because we realise the frailties of men and how hormones do
affect their behaviour," he said.
"But there is a serious side in that men's behaviour can be compromised by their
hormone state."
Unlike women's hormonal state, which moves in cycles, it is extreme circumstances, like
accidents or serious illness, which trigger slides in men's hormonal levels.
Mr Lincoln says a shot of testosterone can make it all better, with previously withdrawn
men showing heightened energy, motivation and sex drive.
The link between male irritability and testosterone was discussed originally in science
journal Reproduction, Fertility and Development.
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