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‘They’ve invented a spurious pseudo-disease’: why are so many men being told they have low testosterone?

Social media influencers and booming men’s health companies are pushing the hormone as an answer to all ills. But is ‘low T’ really problematic – or something created to sell men a cure to a problem they don’t have?

‘They’ve invented a spurious pseudo-disease’: why are so many men being told they have low testosterone?

TL;DR

  • Social media influencers and men's health companies are promoting testosterone therapy.
  • There is a question of whether 'low T' is a real health issue or a manufactured problem.
  • The promotion of testosterone treatments may be driven by commercial interests rather than genuine medical need.