Low T Levels Linked to COVID-19 Deaths (OPEN THE DAMN GYMS!)

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Men with low testosterone levels that contract COVID-19 are at far greater risk of dying from the virus, a study has found.

A recent study found men are twice as likely to die from the coronavirus, but clinicians have been unable to determine why this is.

But a study from a German hospital of 45 COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care reveals the male sex hormone testosterone may play a key role.

The hormone is known to help regulate the body's immune response but when a man has low levels of testosterone, the immune system is not kept in check and can go haywire following infection.

This leads to a so-called cytokine storm, which happens when the immune system goes out of control as it tries to kill the pathogen.

It begins damaging the body itself and, if left unchecked, it can be fatal.

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