Orgasmic frequency and plasma testosterone levels in normal human males

Kraemer, Helena C.; Becker, H.; Brodie, H. Keith H.; Doering, Charles H.; Moos, Rudolf H.; Hamburg, David A.

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“…It is well-recognized that married individuals tend to have more frequent sexual behavior than unmarried individuals, even if the extent of that difference varies by country and other contextual factors. 31 Our finding (of higher testosterone levels in less sexually active men) was in agreement with earlier findings, which reported that the mean testosterone levels were higher for less sexually active individuals 32 . However, we did not obtain evidence of the living circumstances of the single men, whether they lived alone on their own, or lived at home with their parents, a fact that could contextualize the single men's' higher testosterone levels.…”

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Association of testosterone levels with socio-demographic characteristics in a sample of Ugandan men

Nansunga¹,

Manabe²,

Alele³

et al. 2014

Afr H. Sci.

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confidence: 93%

Association of testosterone levels with socio-demographic characteristics in a sample of Ugandan men

Nansunga¹,

Manabe²,

Alele³

et al. 2014

Afr H. Sci.

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“…We are dubious and tentatively accept at face value the usual finding that level of circulating T explains little --at most modest --variation in sexual behavior, as long as hormones are within the normal range Tsitouras et al 1982;Davidson et al 1983;Yesavage et al 1985;Sadowsky et al 1993). Also, we know that causation can work in the opposite direction as when men's T rises after viewing erotic material (Hellhammer et al 1985) or after coitus (Kraemer et al 1976). The administration of exogenous T to 31 normal men in stable heterosexual relationships, nearly doubling circulating T for up to eight weeks, had no more effect than a placebo on overt sexual behavior, but it did increase some sexual attitudes (Anderson et al 1992).…”

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Testosterone and dominance in men

1998

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In men, high levels of endogenous testosterone (T) seem to encourage behavior apparently intended to dominate --to enhance one's status over --other people. Sometimes dominant behavior is aggressive, its apparent intent being to inflict harm on another person, but often dominance is expressed nonaggressively. Sometimes dominant behavior takes the form of antisocial behavior, including rebellion against authority and law breaking. Measurement of T at a single point in time, presumably indicative of a man's basal T level, predicts many of these dominant or antisocial behaviors. T not only affects behavior but also responds to it. The act of competing for dominant status affects male T levels in two ways. First, T rises in the face of a challenge, as if it were an

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“…Aakvaag, Bentdal, Quigstad, Walstead, Ronningen & Fonnum, 1978 ;Matsumoto, Takeyasu, Mizutani, Hamanaka & Ouzumi, 1970;Rose, 1969;Rose, Bourne, Poe, Mougey, Collins & Mason, 1969;Ursin, Baade & Levine, 1978; see also Christiansen, Knussmann & Couwenbergs, 1985). Sexual stimulation (Fox, Ismail, Love, Kirkham & Loraine, 1972 ;Knussmann, Christiansen & Couwenbergs, 1986 ;Kraemer, Becker, Brodie, Doering, Moos & Hamburg, 1976) and exercise (Sutton, Coleman, Casey & Lazarus, 1973;Vogel, Books, Ketchum, Zauner & Murray, 1985) can increase testosterone levels. Studies of testosterone levels during alcohol intoxication have produced conflicting findings, some showing a suppressive effect (e.g.…”

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The influence of testosterone on human aggression

Archer

1991

British J of Psychology

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Animal studies show clear evidence for a causal link between testosterone and aggression. This review assesses studies involving androgens, principally testosterone, and human aggression. Evidence for a possible effect of prenatal androgens is inconclusive. In adults, higher testosterone levels are found in groups selected for high levels of aggressiveness. Correlations between testosterone and aggression were low when hostility inventories were used, but higher (r = .38) when aggressiveness was rated by others. Regression analysis data and studies of boys at puberty were inconclusive. Other studies show that the outcome of aggressive and competitive encounters can alter testosterone levels, thus confounding interpretation of the correlational evidence. The design of future studies to reveal evidence of a causal link is considered. Suggestions concerning two important methodological problems, the experimental manipulation of hormone levels and the nature of the dependent variable, are made.Studies of a wide variety of vertebrate species have indicated that androgens, principally testosterone, facilitate aggressiveness between males, thus providing a mechanism for the increase in male competitive aggression at a time when the animals are reproductively active (Archer, 1988). This ethological evidence raises the question of whether testosterone also facilitates aggression in human males. Some reviews of the human evidence have concluded that it does (Donovan, 1985; Rubin, Reinisch.8~ Haskett, 1981) whereas others have urged caution in drawing this conclusion (Benton, 1983;Carlson, 1986;Rada, Kellner & Winslow, 1976).The purpose of the present paper is to provide a systematic review of current evidence on this issue, to include a limited meta-analysis where possible, and to highlight methodological issues raised by existing studies. The review begins with a brief survey of animal studies to provide a background for the human evidence. The possible involvement of neonatal androgens is then considered briefly, before examining the following types of evidence from adults : comparisons of testosterone levels in selected groups which show high and low levels of aggressiveness; correlations in both selected samples and unselected samples ; and regression analyses. Studies carried out on boys at puberty -when testosterone levels rise dramatically -are then considered. The limitations of correlational evidence are discussed, particularly in relation to the influence of the social environment on testosterone levels. Existing attempts to provide causal analyses are described, before considering how best to design future studies to reveal more clearly whether testosterone facilitates human aggression.

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Orgasmic frequency and plasma testosterone levels in normal human males

Cited by 105 publications

References 15 publications

Association of testosterone levels with socio-demographic characteristics in a sample of Ugandan men

Association of testosterone levels with socio-demographic characteristics in a sample of Ugandan men

Testosterone and dominance in men

The influence of testosterone on human aggression

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