Originally Posted by
Kletsy
Thank you for your insight, doctor! I didn’t know you posted on this forum.
It is believed that AR’s in the myocardial cells is most likely what causes the size difference between hearts in males and females. However, lvh is found in the same amount in both sexes. If testosterone would be the culprit, this would not be the case. Just like polycythemia vs secondary erythrocytosis, it is another instance of people, including those that are medically trained, conflating issues because they don’t understand the specific context of what they are talking about.