Football head injuries may cause low testosterone years later
- Football-Related concussions and repeated head impacts can damage the pituitary gland, which helps regulate testosterone.
- Pituitary damage may contribute to fatigue, mood changes, sexual problems, and other symptoms years after a head injury.
- Players with the most concussion symptoms had more than twice the odds of reporting low testosterone compared with players with the fewest symptoms.
- Researchers cannot determine an exact risk for football players, and hormone problems may appear years later in unpredictable ways.
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Football head injuries may cause low testosterone years later - Seward Independent
During NFL season, millions of viewers tune in to watch the monster tackles. Most know those hits can cause brain damage known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Less well known is that big, brain-bruising concussions (and smaller, repeated cranial collisions) can also damage the pituitary, a pea-sized gland at the base of the brain that regulates hormones including testosterone.In some men, pituitary damage can contribute to fatigue, mo…
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Football head injuries may cause low testosterone years later
Hone Health reports that head injuries in football can lead to pituitary damage, resulting in low testosterone, fatigue, and mood changes in players long after injuries.
Football head injuries may cause low testosterone years later - Hillsboro Sentry Enterprise
During NFL season, millions of viewers tune in to watch the monster tackles. Most know those hits can cause brain damage known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Less well known is that big, brain-bruising concussions (and smaller, repeated cranial collisions) can also damage the pituitary, a pea-sized gland at the base of the brain that regulates hormones including testosterone.In some men, pituitary damage can contribute to fatigue, mo…
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