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Caster Semenya returns to world athletics championships, but not in her pet event due to rules around testosterone levels

Caster Semenya switches to 5,000m because of hormone-treatment rules imposed upon her that she calls "an affront to the spirit of the sport".

ABC News

Caster Semenya is back, so is her sport's thorniest problem

South African runner Caster Semenya's surprise return to the world championships this week coincides with a new reckoning over the rules in track and field that regulate the participation of women with high natural testosterone in female events

The Independent UK

Sex offenders will be chemically castrated in Thailand under new law

Rapists and paedophiles judged capable of carrying out further attacks after their release from prison in Thailand may be offered a reduced sentence if they take a testosterone-lowering injection

Daily Mirror

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Women's Afcon final stage is underway with a new challenge - testosterone testing

The 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) opened in Morocco with several storylines that include challenges to perennial giants, broadcast to a global audience, increased monetary payout to the winner and an expanded number of finalists. There are 12 teams left standing.

The Conversation

Male birth control is at our fingertips. Will we ever grasp it?

The research behind hormonal male birth control is about as old as the pill. But a safe and effective candidate is tantalizingly close to market.

Inverse

Mike Bianchi: FINA made tough but right decision by banning transgender swimmers

It was only appropriate that the sport of swimming banned transgender women on this week of the 50th anniversary celebration of Title IX — the landmark legislation that opened the door for female athletes to have the same rights as their male counterparts.

Orlando Sentinel

Sean Hannity challenges FDA to ‘arrest’ him in tantrum over Juul vape bans

Mr Hannity said he would vape live on air if the FDA banned the products

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Don't ban transgender women athletes from competing: Dutee Chand

NEW DELHI: India's ace sprinter Dutee Chand - who was once accused of being a 'man' for failing the hyperandrogenism (male testosterone) test and later subjected to a gender verification test by the national athletics federation (AFI) - has spoken out in favour of the transgender athletes, who have been…

The Times of India

World Athletics and FIFA reviewing transgender policies after FINA ruling

World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe praises swimming authorities for their new rules around transgender athletes, adding that the athletics policy will be reviewed at the end of the year.

ABC News

Decision time: why sport is struggling to deal with transgender row

Sporting bodies now have no choice but to address an issue which for years has been regarded as too dangerous to touch

The Guardian - UK

Coe hints athletics may bar transgender women from female competition

Sebastian Coe suggested his sport may follow swimming’s lead, saying ‘biology trumps gender’ and World Athletics’ policies will reflect this

The Guardian - UK

Doctor warns 'man boobs' and fatigue could be sign of common condition in men

Petr Holy, a urological specialist at Men's Health Clinic Kingston, has shared some of the common signs of low testosterone.

Daily Record

Trans cyclist Emily Bridges reveals 'physical threats' after Boris Johnson comments

Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges, who hit the headlines in March after it emerged she was set to compete in the National Omnium Championships only to be blocked, revealed the negative response to Boris Johnson's recent comments

Daily Mirror

Caster Semenya says taking testosterone-lowering medication was like 'stabbing yourself with a knife'

The dual Olympic champion speaks about the impact of taking hormonal medication, as well as being subjected to invasive "gender verification" testing by World Athletics.

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Auto review: Goin' topless in the big-power, big-kidney BMW M4 convertible

MONTEREY, California — Seventeen Mile Drive along the California coast is paved with testosterone.

Daily Mirror

Erectile Dysfunction could be 'early warning sign' for mortality, study suggests

Erectile Dysfunction can become an increasing problem as men get older. While this issue is a normal part of the ageing process, new research shows that it is also a key predictor of early mortality.

Benzinga

Lipocine Posts Encouraging Data For Testosterone Prodrug In NASH Patients

Lipocine Inc (NASDAQ:LPCN) has announced topline results from its Open-Label Extension (OLE) study of LPCN 1144, including an orally delivered prodrug of testosterone. Twenty-five subjects were enrolled, of whom 16 subjects from the LiFT study continued LPCN 1144 treatment for additional 36 weeks (total of 72 weeks), and nine subjects initiated LPCN 1144…

The Conversation

Tucker Carlson pulls from an old playbook as he stokes anxiety about a masculinity crisis

Promotions for “The End of Men,” Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s forthcoming documentary, lament “The total collapse of testosterone levels in American men.”

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The Times of India

Champion discus thrower Kamalpreet fails dope test for stanozolol, is provisionally banned

NEW DELHI: India’s leading discus thrower and Tokyo Olympian, Kamalpreet Kaur, has been provisionally suspended for failing the dope test for an anabolic steroid, TOI can confirm. Kamalpreet, the first Indian woman to breach the 65m barrier in discus throw, has been put under provisional suspension since April 1. The…

Inverse

Science debunks a viral belief about masturbation and testosterone

Testosterone in men does indeed have profound effects on mood, being demonstrated to improve depression, happiness and motivation.

Benzinga

Myovant Sciences' Relugolix For Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Approved In Europe

The European Commission (EC) has approved Myovant Sciences Ltd's (NYSE:MYOV) Orgovyx (relugolix, 120 mg) for advanced hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. This approval was supported by data from the Phase 3 HERO study. In the HERO study, Orgovyx met the primary endpoint and achieved sustained testosterone suppression to castrate levels (< 50 ng/dL) through 48…

ABC News

Trans women's participation in sport has been framed as an election issue. This is what some trans athletes think

While those who believe trans women should be excluded from sport have defended their right to "free speech", little airtime has been given to examining the science behind the claims being made.

Daily Mirror

Love Island's Thomas Powell reveals life-long steroids habit left him needing breast op

Ex-Love Island contestant Thomas Powell has spoken openly about his addiction to steroids, revealing he was forced to get breast surgery due to his habit, but he has no plans to stop.

Orlando Sentinel

Mike Bianchi: Woke sports organizations are ignoring women’s rights in transgender debate

They used to call Nancy Hogshead-Makar a leftist liberal, a tolerant Democrat and a fierce feminist who dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of female athletes.

Salon

Tucker's "testicle tanning" quackery

Tucker Carlson's new documentary touts "testicle tanning" as a solution to an imagined testosterone apocalypse

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