Eunuchs

Eunuchs life on average 14 - 19 years longer. This is assumed to be due to the life shortening effect of testosterone which is produced in the testis [http://www.wissenschaft.de/wissenschaft/news/316206.html; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19699266; http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822%2812%2900712-9].


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