testosterone
A new study suggests the more testosterone the stingier the man.
If you're the type to troll the gym hoping to pick yourself up a nice little He-Man, you may want to know that what you gain in muscle bulges, you may lose in generosity.
A recent study conducted at Claremont Graduate University in California theorizes that men with the most testosterone are more selfish than those with a doughier physique. Researchers gathered volunteers and lathered half of them with testosterone-laden cream and the other half with a placebo. Testosterone Makes Chicks Think Like Dudes
Then the volunteers got into pairs and played a game where they decide how … Read More
Driving a sports car can boost a guy's testosterone.
There is a belief that men who are really into their cars (be it slick, phallic sportsters or knobby-tired, pick 'em up trucks) have something to compensate for. Generally, that shortcoming is said to occur somewhere in the crotchal zone. Read: 3 Ways To "Size" A Man Up
But Asylum is throwing another wrinkle into this age-old conundrum. Per Asylum, a study of male college students showed a bump in testosterone from driving a Porsche (pronounced por-shuh only if you own one) versus a Toyota Camry.
While there is not necessarily a direct link between package proportions and … Read More
Testosterone spray Axiron could solve some man problems.
According to Bloomberg, the company Acrux may be on the way to making some big dollars and some couples really happy. The company is testing a testosterone-boosting drug called Axiron that restores hormone levels to normal in 84 percent of test subjects after four months of testing.
As you may know, low man-juice (testosterone, in this case) can lead to memory loss, osteoporosis and erectile malfunctions. Obviously, the major selling point for the drug, which is applied via underarm spray, is as tonic for Erectile Dysfunction. Read: Why Do Older Men Get ED?
I don't know the actual numbers, … Read More
Risk-aversion and testosterone levels are intrinsically linked.
You know how men are always thinking with their wangs? And they do stupid things for love like spend money, fight really scary dudes and sometimes steal airplanes? Well, it turns out that the recklessness and derring-do may not originate from the phallus after all.
According to USA Today, women with higher levels of testosterone are less risk-averse that those with lower testosterone. The University of Chicago and Northwestern conducted a joint study, on 500 MBA students comparing behavior between women with high testosterone and men. Students played a game giving them either a guaranteed payout or lottery … Read More
Of course, we don't NEED any guy (but these four are good to have around).
There comes a time in every woman's life when she finds herself blissfully boyfriend-less. During this era, aforementioned lady may not even have a Saturday night makeout session or 7th-grade-style soda date. Indeed, sometimes she's bereft of even a wink from across the room. Not even an errant text from an ex or cat call from the construction site. It happes to the best of us. Text Message Flirting For Beginners
Sometimes. There's. Just. Nothing. A spell dryer than Joan Rivers' sense of humor.
Which is why it's imperative to have an arsenal of testosterone at your disposal. … Read More
When a man loses desire, should he turn to tits or tablets?
Newsweek had an interesting article today that actually touted the health benefits of married men viewing porn.
The article asked the (not often) debated question: what's the best fix for low testosterone: good, old-fashioned Jenna Jameson or the pharmaceutical industry? After all, neither are blameless diet-exercise-and-get-plenty-of-sleep solutions; it's pretty easy to judge weird drugs on the market and strange women on your living room T.V. Porn: When It Helps & When It Hurts
Apparently (and this was news to us) men lose 1% of their testosterone yearly after they reach the age of 30. They lose … Read More
The birth control injection may soon be a reality for men. How will this change things?
Researchers in China may have succeeded in developing what people have dreamed about for centuries: effective, reversible male birth control that has no serious side effects (at least in the short-term).
Consisting of 500 mg of testosterone undecanoate in tea seed oil, this experimental contraceptive injection was tested on 1,045 healthy males, aged 20-45 years old, for 30 months. Each study participant had fathered a child within the two years before the study began. Their female partners were between 18 and 38 years old. All had normal medical histories. 7 Signs He May Have Spring Fever
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Oxytocin, the hormone for bonding, trust, breastfeeding and orgasm also helps us learn to love.
Oxytocin is quite a busy hormone. When released in the brain, it facilitates sex, orgasm, birth and breastfeeding, as well as feelings of bonding, connection and trust.
No wonder, then, that scientists want to recreate the chemical's effects. Drugs that simulate the hormone, like Pitocin, are given to pregnant women to help induce labor. A synthetic oxytocin nasal spray has been produced to help mothers create milk for newborns, and researchers are experimenting with how doses of it might combat memory loss and autism, and improve sexual functioning.
In her forthcoming book The … Read More
Ever notice that guys are a little more tongue-y than we are? There's a biological explanation.
We've been exploring kissing a great deal recently. We know that locking lips causes an upswing in oxytocin and cortisol (which create feelings of bonding and relaxing, respectively) and now scientists think it's the testosterone in spit that causes us to want to rip our clothes off.
Wait? There's testosterone in spit?
Apparently, yes. In fact, the testosterone in saliva, Helen Fisher, a Rutgers University anthropologist explains, is why men inherently like sloppier kisses. They are in essence "unconsciously trying to transfer testosterone to stimulate sex drive in women."
Interesting.
You know, now that she … Read More