Stability and oscillations of time-delayed model for the testosterone regulation

Abstract

In this paper, we develop the mathematical model with a time delay to describe the feedback mechanisms concerning of cyclicity of the male hormonal balance on the influence of variations in the sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) concentration. We show that a Hopf bifurcation occurs when a time delay τ passes through a critical value. Numerical simulations are performed to illustrate the analytical results. Moreover, this model can explain the pulsatile secretion of hormones in male.