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Circulating Testosterone as the Hormonal Basis of Sex Differences in Athletic Performance

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Elite athletic competitions have separate male and female events due to men’s physical advantages in strength, speed, and
endurance so that a protected female category with objective entry criteria is required. Prior to puberty, there is no sex difference in circulating testosterone concentrations or athletic performance, but from puberty onward a clear sex difference in athletic performance emerges as circulating testosterone concentrations rise in men because testes produce 30 times more testosterone than before puberty with circulating testosterone exceeding 15-fold that of women at any age.

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English

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Endocrine Reviews 39: 803 – 829, 2018

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