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Testosterone rapidly thickens vocal cords during puberty

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The horrifying voice cracks of teenage boys are just the sound of vocal flesh rapidly expanding. Massive surges of testosterone force the vocal folds to radically thicken and lengthen in a matter of months. It drastically drops the pitch while causing completely uncontrollable squeaking.

Testosterone rapidly thickens vocal cords during puberty
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