Why Do Testes Shrink When Male Athletes Take Synthetic Steroid

question 48

Multiple Choice

Why do testes shrink when male athletes take synthetic steroid testosterone hormones?

• A) Testosterone itself has the direct effect of shrinking the testes.
• B) Synthetic chemicals are not the same in action as natural chemicals.
• C) The guilt reaction in the brain causes a reverse hormonal action.
• D) The pituitary detects high levels of testosterone in the bloodstream and reduces FSH and LH.
• E) Scientists have no explanation for this phenomenon that is opposite of expected.

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