The Effect of Psychological Stress on Salivary Testosterone in Puberty Children
Author(s) -
Dimas Bagus Prastyo,
Melda Deliana,
Yazid Dimyati,
Karina Sugih Arto
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2018.321
Subject(s) - medicine , testosterone (patch) , saliva , stressor , affect (linguistics) , sexual maturity , physiology , endocrinology , significant difference , hormone , clinical psychology , psychology , communication
Psychological stress is a condition that is experienced by many adolescents which affect the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal axis. Testosterone is known as a sex steroid hormone that is susceptible to acute stress and can be measured through saliva. Disruption of the reproductive system can affect the sexual maturation process.
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