Shift workers have lower Testosterone and Pregnenolone

[Mauritio]

"Lower levels of serum pregnenolone and total testosterone were found in the shift workers compared to the daytime workers. Variations in pregnenolone levels may have consequences for well-being, and they might produce consequences for the levels of hormones downstream of the steroid hormone cascade, such as testosterone. The low levels of testosterone found in shift workers demonstrate the perturbative effect of shift work on testosterone serum levels, which may be independent and/or related to pregnenolone synthesis."

- Alterations in Pregnenolone and Testosterone Levels in Male Shift Workers - PubMed

 

[Steed]

Not suprising but still very interesting. Thank you for posting.

 

[Mauritio]

Not suprising but still very interesting. Thank you for posting.

Yes indeed but makes sense why people become depressed when doing shifts...