Does testosterone affects men's thoughts?

Testosterone affects more than men's sexual performance

Of course! Any woman knows that. Men are as affected by their hormones as we women are affected by ours. Yet it takes a study from Cambridge University to prove to the world of powerful men that indeed, their behavior is affected by hormones.

What's most interesting is that this recent study looked at not male athletic or sexual performance, but how testosterone levels affect financial decisions.

In today's world where the alpha male is not judged as much by his brawn but by his brains (or at least his ability to make money), these findings are quite significant. The study found that higher the morning levels of testosterone were, the more money made that day.

Testosterone is the hormone of assertion, confidence and when in excess--aggression.

So is risk taking influenced by testosterone? Yes. High levels may drive men to take risks like aggressive trading of stocks, but in andropausal men declining testosterone forces them to seek ways to find that "high". Middle aged wives will attest to the fact that their husbands' flagging hormones are the motivating factor behind the need to engage in high risk behaviors like sports cars, sky-diving, and very young women.

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