Andrew Huberman· PhD
So in puberty, testosterone leads to further growth and development of the penis, as well as the accumulation of or growth of pubic hair, a deepening of the voice, all the secondary sexual characteristics, okay?
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So in puberty, testosterone leads to further growth and development of the penis, as well as the accumulation of or growth of pubic hair, a deepening of the voice, all the secondary sexual characteristics, okay?
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So the point here is that dihydrotestosterone not testosterone is responsible for this primary growth of the penis. And that testosterone later is involved in the secondary sexual characteristics deepening in the voice, et cetera.
the point here is that dihydrotestosterone not testosterone is responsible for this primary growth of the penis
So what you're basically saying is that the growth of the penis is largely determined by DHT, right? Early on. Yes. pre-pubertal and then after puberty it's controlled by testosterone testosterone sufficient to drive penal development. Yeah,