No no. Cheap answer. We’d find a way to breed without hormones pushing us around. Look at science, engineering, flower gardening. Plenty of ambition there.
You… You know that hormones naturally occur in the body right? You know that without hormones, no one would grow ever? Hormones regulate eating, sleep, and more. You know this, right?
You seem to be under the impression that “fight and fuck” are the only things caused by sexual hormones.
There have been studies how low testosterone/estrogen levels affect overall health:
Symptoms include hot flashes, hair loss, decreased muscle mass, increased body fat, fatigue, descreasing bone mass (osteoporosis), declining cognitive functions. increased risk of anemia, low blood pressure. (Testosterone, Estrogen)
This applies to both hormones by the way. Every human body, no matter their assigned gender, produces both Testosterone and Estrogen, albeit at different levels. If you would somehow delete both T and E from your body completely, you’d end up as a depressed, overweight, brittle-boned, constantly tired person with memory issues and a messed-up sleep schedule.
cameron_vale@lemm.ee 6 months ago
No no. Cheap answer. We’d find a way to breed without hormones pushing us around. Look at science, engineering, flower gardening. Plenty of ambition there.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You seem to have a very poor grasp on science, engineering, and horticulture.
agent_flounder@lemmy.world 6 months ago
This is awesome 😂 💀
cameron_vale@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Skinny kids who couldn’t make it on the football field trying to eke out supremacy in a different arena? Ok, that’s a fair argument.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 6 months ago
What? Please research the endocrine system before making another comment
ShunkW@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You… You know that hormones naturally occur in the body right? You know that without hormones, no one would grow ever? Hormones regulate eating, sleep, and more. You know this, right?
DrMoronicAcid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume OP is only referring to sex hormones, though this could have been made clearer in the question…
cameron_vale@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Yes. You are right. Maybe I could have been clearer.
cameron_vale@lemm.ee 6 months ago
These are the hormones to which I referred in the op. I thought that was clear.
Ok, maybe “taking” wasn’t the right term but I couldn’t think of better.
I specifically refer to the big famous mind-altering ones. Testosterone. Estrogen.
The fight-fuck hormones.
justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You seem to be under the impression that “fight and fuck” are the only things caused by sexual hormones.
There have been studies how low testosterone/estrogen levels affect overall health:
Symptoms include hot flashes, hair loss, decreased muscle mass, increased body fat, fatigue, descreasing bone mass (osteoporosis), declining cognitive functions. increased risk of anemia, low blood pressure. (Testosterone, Estrogen)
This applies to both hormones by the way. Every human body, no matter their assigned gender, produces both Testosterone and Estrogen, albeit at different levels. If you would somehow delete both T and E from your body completely, you’d end up as a depressed, overweight, brittle-boned, constantly tired person with memory issues and a messed-up sleep schedule.