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A 2023 meta-analysis found a small effect on total testosterone in male athletes. “Small” is the authors’ word.

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What the human studies found

The studies (2)

Excerpt from Isenmann et al. · Int J Sports Med · 2023
Isenmann et al. · Int J Sports Med · 2023 · PubMed 37253363 · screenshot via Europe PMC
Excerpt from Khanna et al. · J Food Biochem · 2020
Khanna et al. · J Food Biochem · 2020 · PubMed 33025616 · screenshot via Europe PMC

The anchor source is a 2024 systematic review by a team of urologists (Morgado et al., International Journal of Impotence Research). They looked at 52 studies covering 27 proposed testosterone boosters. Their conclusion: most fail to increase total testosterone.

Fadogia: rats only. Tribulus: no effect. Maca: no effect. Tongkat ali: possibly.Watch all 12, ranked: the film on YouTube · 6:44

If you're worried your testosterone is genuinely low, the test isn't a supplement: it's a blood test, and a conversation with a doctor. This is an investigation of the claims, not a guide to taking them.

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