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Cholesterol and Testosterone

scottaworley
scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
edited February 1 in Health and Weight Loss
I have seen some some things suggesting a correlation between cholesterol and testosterone, but I can not find anything that goes into detail on the relationship between the two.
Can anyone point me in the right direction or explain it succinctly?
Thanks!

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  • Agate69
    Agate69 Posts: 349 Member
    No specific cause/effect known or documented.
  • scottaworley
    scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
    No specific cause/effect known or documented.

    Is the correlation positive or negative? i.e. does more cholesterol mean more testosterone or does more testosterone mean more cholesterol or vice versa?
  • estatitra
    estatitra Posts: 80 Member
    Sometimes Hypercholestrolemia causes hypogonadism which might result in low testosterone.
  • sukiwabi
    sukiwabi Posts: 221 Member
    cholesterol (from the molecular standpoint) in the body is a precursor to steroid sex hormones, one of which is testosterone. i'm sure if you googled 'cholesterol precursor testosterone' you'd come up with plenty of info. hth!
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