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A consistent pattern that deals with fundamental aging are that low testosterone causes excess production of a potentially dangerous stress hormone called cortisol. Excess cortisol can contribute to multiple degenerative effects such as immune dysfunction, brain cell injury and arterial wall damage. Excess cortisol tears down muscle, ligaments, and bone, and puts on fat. Excess cortisol can also suppress testosterone and growth hormone production; the administration of testosterone acts as a "shield" against the over-production of cortisol.