Does Stress Lower Testosterone? Understanding the Link

Does Stress Lower Testosterone? Understanding the Link

Testosterone and stress are locked in a feedback loop that most men don’t realize they’re trapped in. Short bursts of stress—say, before a big meeting or a workout—can actually give your testosterone a temporary bump. But the chronic, unrelenting kind of stress—the type 45 percent of men say they frequently experience—disrupts hormonal balance in a very different way. 1 2 “Stress and testosterone have a complicated, bidirectional relationship,” …