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Exogenous testosterone can suppress sperm production ‘probably 90% of the time’, Dr Michael Eisenberg says
The Mel Robbins Podcast
The Ultimate Guide to Male Hormones & Men’s Health
What was said
"Um testosterone has been tested by the World Health Organization as a contraceptive. So it can actually lower sperm production. Does that pretty reliably probably 90% of the time."
Dr Michael Eisenberg says testosterone has been tested by the World Health Organization as a male contraceptive and that taking testosterone from outside the body can lower sperm production, which he describes as happening “pretty reliably” in around 90% of cases. He explains the effect as a feedback mechanism in which supplemental testosterone reduces brain signalling to the testes, which in turn reduces sperm production.
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- Speaker
- Dr. Michael Eisenberg · guest
- Programme
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- Episode
- The Ultimate Guide to Male Hormones & Men’s Health
- Clip time
- 27:57
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