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The Connection Between Light Exposure and Hormonal Changes
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Exposing the skin to UV blue light, particularly in animals like mice and humans, increases levels of testosterone and estrogen, leading to a greater desire to mate. This is because light inhibits melatonin, which suppresses the gonadal axis, and so increased light means higher hormone output from the gonads.

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