The second edition in 2026 of the podcast “Explaining Greece” shies away from current affairs and the geopolitical situation affecting the east Mediterranean country and, instead, focuses on a health-related issue that’s attracted a notable amount of media attention around the world of late, namely, “testosterone therapy”.

This podcast edition’s guest is Dr. Giorgos Stavroulakis, a cardiologist and Ph.D. holder who is has increasingly specialized in sports cardiology over the past several years in the country. Among others, he's screened literally thousands of athletes, juveniles and adults, women and men, who compete in amateur and professional sports in Greece.

Explaining his perspective and the situation with testosterone therapy in Greece, Dr. Stavroulakis weighs in on the pros and cons involved, and how the country figures in international rankings.

As a specialist with years of experience in cardiology vis-à-vis athletes and sports competitions, he also touches on the highly sensitive issue of transgenderism in sports, and as a dominant factor in hormone treatment. He also discusses the prospect of perceived advantages that testosterone therapy has in athletic competition.

Finally, Dr. Stavroulakis broaches the subject of whether and to what extent testosterone is linked to cancer risk, and what role it plays when, unfortunately, some forms of the disease are diagnosed.

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