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In the UK, it is estimated up to 1 million are taking them which would be around 1 in 33 males. The article was from 2018, I'd bet the number has increased since. Obviously it depends on a multitude of factors but you most likely have an acquaintance who has tried them but keeps quiet due to the stigma associated.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/21/up-to-a-mill...




rcarr,

Thank you very much for bringing some numbers into this thread.

3% of the male population does not sound as much, but it is actually quite high, especially if it is true that 60+% of the 20-24y cohort is taking them [1]. That is 1.7+M young men. I am quite shocked. I suspect it is a generational phenomenon.

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/281208/population-of-the...




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