Sex Hormone Profiles in Pedophilic and Incestuous Men

Lang, R. A.; Flor-Henry, P.; Frenzel, R. R.

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“…In a subsequent study, they reported higher T levels in rapists than in child molesters but no differences between violent and nonviolent rapists [62]. Other studies failed to reveal differences in T level between different groups of sex offenders [63,64]. Moreover, in some studies, lower T levels were found in sex offenders against children than in controls [65] or in genital exhibitionists compared with controls [66].…”

Section: Testosterone and Paraphilia And The Monoamine Hypothesismentioning

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The Role of Testosterone in Sexuality and Paraphilia—A Neurobiological Approach. Part II: Testosterone and Paraphilia

Jordan

Fromberger

Stolpmann

et al. 2011

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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Introduction Antiandrogen therapy has been used for 30 years to treat paraphilic patients and sexual offenders. Yet the therapeutic success of antiandrogens is uncertain. Furthermore, there is still a lack of comprehensive knowledge about the effects of androgen-lowering therapy in paraphilic patients. Aim We discuss endocrinological, neurobiological, and therapeutic aspects of paraphilia with the aim of integrating these on the basis of the current neurobiological and clinical knowledge on testosterone that was set out in Part I of this review. Methods Our review of the human literature comprises the current knowledge about the neurobiology of paraphilia and the known endocrinological, pathophysiological, and genetic aspects of this disorder. The role of testosterone is discussed. A survey of antiandrogen therapy and its outcome in paraphilic patients and sex offenders is provided. Results Although not all data are consistent, current imaging research suggests that structural and functional changes in pedophilia appear for the most part in brain regions also involved in sexual functions. Not exclusively testosterone but also some other endocrinological and neurochemical parameters could be disturbed in pedophilic patients and child molesters; these include changes in hypothalamic–pituitary function, prolactin levels, and dopaminergic or serotonergic functions. There appears to be a sex-steroid-related genetic influence on antisocial traits, externalizing behavior, and sexual behavior. Most of the studies in which antiandrogen therapy in paraphilic patients and sex offenders have been examined were case reports, or observational or open-label studies, and many did not include adequate control groups. Only a few placebo-controlled double-blind studies have been published with inconsistent results concerning treatment effects. Outcome measures differ between the studies and do not seem ideally suited to their purpose. Conclusions On the basis of the current knowledge about testosterone and its effects on brain and behavior as described in Part I, and of available results on the relationship between testosterone and paraphilia as well as antiandrogen therapy, we present from a neurobiological perspective an extended scientific proposal for design features to investigate the effects of antiandrogen treatment in large clinical trials.

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Section: Testosterone and Paraphilia And The Monoamine Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Testosterone in Sexuality and Paraphilia—A Neurobiological Approach. Part II: Testosterone and Paraphilia

Jordan

Fromberger

Stolpmann

et al. 2011

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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Male Violence toward Women

White

Kowalski

1998

Human Aggression

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Evolutionary Psychology: Sexual Ethics and Our Embodied Nature

Cole

2002

Journal of Psychology and Theology

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As a supplement to Van Leeuwen's excellent article on evolutionary psychology, the present article expands upon the importance of our embodied nature (i.e., biological processes) to a consideration of the ethics of human gender relations. An attempt is made to demonstrate that biological processes are important to the interpretation, formulation, and behavioral implementation of any ethical system of human sexual relations based upon Biblical teachings. Two examples of the importance of biology to implementing behavioral ethics (homosexuality and heterosexual offenses) are briefly discussed. Finally, it is suggested that we need to accept the importance of our biological nature without accepting the assumptions of evolutionary psychology and that only a “holistic” view adequately reflects our created nature.

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Sex Hormone Profiles in Pedophilic and Incestuous Men

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

The Role of Testosterone in Sexuality and Paraphilia—A Neurobiological Approach. Part II: Testosterone and Paraphilia

The Role of Testosterone in Sexuality and Paraphilia—A Neurobiological Approach. Part II: Testosterone and Paraphilia

Male Violence toward Women

Evolutionary Psychology: Sexual Ethics and Our Embodied Nature

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