The hormone produced primarily by males and blamed for all sorts of blokey things is not what it seems.

Scientists have found that far from producing aggressive behaviour, its effect is the opposite. It increases fairness!

Women given testosterone during a trial got into fewer arguments.

Researchers found a single dose of testosterone delivered to women caused a substantial increase in fair bargaining behaviour, thereby reducing conflicts and increasing the efficiency of social interactions.

[from today's Courier Mail]

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Ahhh I get it. Rather than testosterone leading to aggressive behaviour in young males, it is actually scatter-brained and vindictive young women, which they are uncontrollably attracted to, that cause enormous frustraton in their male counterparts. This manifests itself in various forms of aggressive behaviour!!

Yep. That's what we need for a fairer world - testosterone supplements for all women! Not only made available, but to be taken compulsorily by law!

Just imagine..... big burley hairy-chested deep-voiced but fair-minded women!

Horrible?? Mmmm maybe. Or maybe it is a small price to pay to get women to actually become fair-minded?!?! ( :>0

http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-7220.html

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/12/08/tech-biology-testosterone-behaviour.html

Ludwig
Apart from the fair minded bit I've met a few like that!
Ok the naughty corner (sigh) :-(

I read a version of this on my main general science site.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091208132241.htm

Interesting too was the FDA warning.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/07/testosterone-gel-children-fda-warning.html

The take away message to me is that the hormonal reaction is more complex than popular thinking would seem to indicate.

No big surprise to me given my mantra has always been it's never as simple as people make out.

I'm intrigued how you come across the first site. I've bookmarked it for later researching, some of the topics on the home page sound ....well interesting.

Did you start hitting the hops early today, Ludwig?

Dear Ludwig,

There's an even better use for testosterone
then what you're recommending and it
will not only lift the mood of women, it will
not require them to have any additional
body waxing or hair removal.
(Bonus, all round)!

You can read all about it on the following
website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8033218.stm
Male 'contraceptive jab' closer

It appears that a male contraceptive jab could
be as effective at preventing pregnancies as the
female pill or condoms. A monthly testosterone
injection works by temporarily blocking sperm
production and could revolution birth control.

Oh Joy! The onus taken off females and shared.
That would certainly guarantee many happy days!

"Researchers found a single dose of testosterone delivered to women caused a substantial increase in fair bargaining behaviour, thereby reducing conflicts and increasing the efficiency of social interactions."

Yes, but has there been any testing under real combat conditions, such as on the stampeding hordes at the post-Xmas sales, or on mothers whose gifted, talented children were not chosen for the school music camp?

*Women given testosterone during a trial got into fewer arguments.*

Ah Ludwig, that should make them a litte more horny and a little
less bitchy :)

<< I'm intrigued how you come across the first site >>

Xammy, I just came across it on the first page of a Google search.

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<< Did you start hitting the hops early today, Ludwig? >>

No I wuz bored CJ. Sitting around in this oppressive heat, waiting for the overdue wet season to break. And seein as I is a misanthrope and misogynist n all, I thought I’d …um…put up a new antiwomen thread ( :>z.

BTW, where is Antiwomen..erg, I mean Antiseptic?

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Good link Foxy. It boggles the mind as to how testosterone could reduce the sperm count, especially to a negligible level so as to become an effective contraceptive. But it does sound interesting indeed.

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<< Yes, but has there been any testing under real combat conditions, such as on the stampeding hordes at the post-Xmas sales, or on mothers whose gifted, talented children were not chosen for the school music camp? >>

Hahahaha! Now that would be an interesting PhD study, Cornflower!!

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<< Ah Ludwig, that should make them a littte more horny and a little less bitchy :) >>

A little less bitchy would be just wonderful. And a little hornier would be a nice bonus Yabby!

Hehehehe (:>)>

Dear Ludwig,

Love your sense of humour!
(More please).

Everything in moderation.

Too much of a good thing can be found in the NRL.

Dear Ludwig,

Absolument!
My mother possessed moustaches even more luxuriant than my own - and she was the fairest person I have ever known.

Haaa haha...

Poirot, that reminds me of m’ ol’ aunty Jack!!

http://www.abc.net.au/corp/img/gallery/Aunt16.jpeg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs9ma5oHVbE

‘Be good or I’ll rip ya bloody arms awwwf!!’

Now there's a fair young maiden if ever there wuz one!

<< My mother possessed moustaches.. >>

( : > O

Pray tell Poirot, just how many mos did your mom have ?? ? ?

A mo under each eye, mos in place of eyebrows, mos growing out of her ear'oles....and each of them more luxuriant than your presumably one and only mo... or do you share the same rare genetic trait?

Ooowhh. That mental image is doing very weird things to my brain!! I think I'll go lie down bfor I keel awf m' chair!!

Makes ol' Aunty Jack seem positively ordinary!!

Dear Ludwig,

Thank you for your interest.

It is merely a turn of phrase. Dear Mama only possessed the one "moustache" - impressive as it was. It is a family tradition that we acknowledge the two separate entities that constitute a moustache of such magnitude - that the hairs on each side of the upper lip flow in different directions and, therefore, are referred to in the plural- like two rivers from a central source.

P.S. I hold you personally responsible for the repeated playing over and over on my brain for the past two hours of the Aunty Jack theme.

Ah Poirot, but did your dear Mama also suffer from 'testosterone poisoning' as well as moustaches?

Beware the dangerous testosterone (almost as evil as masculinity):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testosterone_poisoning

Ah Ludwig ,
You have released magical rivers of Testosterone and Oestrogen, flowing across the pages of OLO to brighten us all up !
All for that great cause of Peace and the Merry Christmas, good work!

Dear Ludwig,

Thank you for the Aunty Jack Song link.
I have just extended my eight year-old son's cultural knowledge of Australia by playing it for him.
He was enchanted - as was I (I think you are correct in your assumption - the resemblance to Mama is uncanny).