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A 47-year-old member asked:
What hormones control a man's emotions?
3 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in
A Verified Doctoranswered
47 years experience
Serotonin: We think serotonin is the primary mood hormone in the brain. Mood disorders are frequently related to some imbalance between serotonin and dopamine. Low testosterone can also have an effect but it is usually experienced as fatigue and lack of motivation.
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Dr. Marcello Maviglia commented
undefined 42 years experience
complex question. My best answer is that I do not know for sure, as it depends on more than one neurotransmitter, peptide, and hormone.
Dec 8, 2014
Dr. Richard Zimon commented
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
I would add Testosterone the major "male" hormone...it has been connected with aggression and sexual behavior.
Dec 29, 2018
Dr. Frank Kuitemsanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Trestosterone: Testosterone and estrogen can affect emotions and possibly cortisol
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
More than those : There are multiple hormones, in addition to the ones listed already, namely, testosterone, serotonin, dopamine, and cortisol, you may add adrenaline, nor-adrenaline, melatonin, insulin, glucagon, VIP, ghrelin and in all likelihood a whole lot more.
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