| Relationship between testosterone and interest in sexual stimuli: the effect of experience. | |
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PMID: 17826777 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Testosterone is commonly thought to drive male sexual interest, but little experimental evidence demonstrates a direct relationship between natural variation in testosterone and sexual interest in healthy young men. This study measured young men's testosterone levels and their interest in visual sexual stimuli across three test sessions within 1 month. Fifteen men aged 23-28 viewed pictures of couples engaged in sexually explicit activity. Each session included a unique set of 72 pictures depicting heterosexual oral sex or intercourse presented in randomized order. Participants controlled how long they viewed each picture, with viewing time indicating sexual interest. Men's testosterone (T) levels were assayed from blood spots obtained prior to viewing the pictures. Overall, T and viewing time were positively correlated; however, the strength of this relationship varied by test session. T was marginally correlated with viewing time during the first session (r=0.43) and not significantly correlated with viewing time on the second session (r=0.16). During the final test session, when habituation might influence male interest in the stimuli, T was strongly correlated with viewing time (r=0.80). Thus, the current study demonstrates a direct but context dependent relationship between testosterone and sexual interest in healthy young males. |
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Authors:
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Heather A Rupp; Kim Wallen |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial Date: 2007-08-10 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Hormones and behavior Volume: 52 ISSN: 1095-6867 ISO Abbreviation: Horm Behav Publication Date: 2007 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-11-20 Completed Date: 2008-09-29 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0217764 Medline TA: Horm Behav Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 581-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology and Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. hrupp@indiana.edu |
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Adult Attitude* Humans Life Change Events* Male Motivation Photic Stimulation Psychological Tests Regression Analysis Sexual Behavior / physiology*, psychology Testosterone / blood* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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58-22-0/Testosterone |
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