Human Hormones

Men have a raw deal when it comes to finger length

Ever since medical science has encountered some of the more worrying conditions in human beings, doctors have been trying to find reasons for people suffering from problems such as Alzheimer’s and cancer. The human race needs to explain things to make them less frightening. The one thing all humans are sacred of is the unknown. This makes us uncomfortable and unsure about our future.

If someone is told in a doctor’s office that they have cancer there is every chance that they will feel an incredible amount of shock. The condition is linked to suffering and death. There are many people out there who survive after being diagnosed for a number of years, but there are also many who do not make it past the first few weeks after the diagnosis.

Whenever medical science comes up with some new information or data about conditions that affect us, the media are quick to jump on it. What has recently come to light about our fingers is especially intriguing. Because now there is some research evidence that suggests that the length of our fingers dictates what our health can be like.

A range of disorders has now been linked to the length of our fingers. The main relationship for us to understand has been that between our index fingers and our ring fingers. There is some research to suggest that certain medical conditions are linked to the length of these particular fingers.

All of this is supposed to have happened while we are in the womb being created by our mothers. Whatever happens during our early growth period, we will end up with fingers that are almost uniquely linked to our own bodies when it comes to length. Almost, but not quite. However, the length of our fingers, especially these two in particular, can be linked directly to a couple of conditions.

A relatively long ring finger is linked to a relatively high amount of the male hormone testosterone. This is the androgen hormone that helps regulate a lot of what happens in the male body. It is also linked to male pattern baldness, and the male reproductive system.

When a man has a long ring finger when it is compared to the index finger, this is linked to conditions such as ADHD or Autism. Men are actually more likely than women to develop ADHD and Autism. Men also tend to have a longer ring finger than their index finger.

So that is why there is so much interest around at the moment when it comes to Autism and ADHD. Where men are concerned, the interest focuses specifically upon the length of their fingers.

Exposure to certain other hormones, none of which have been identified yet, incidentally, may lead to the incidence of the conditions reducing.