Among non-human mammals, exposure to androgens durg cril perds of velopment leads to gynephilia (attractn to femal), whereas the absence or low levels of prenatal androgens leads to androphilia (attractn to mal). However, humans, retrospective markers of prenatal androgens have only been associated wh gynephilia among women, but not wh androphilia among men. Here, we asked whether an direct ditn of prenatal androgen exposure, 2D:4D, differs between subsets of gay men leated by anal sex role (ASR). ASR was ed as a proxy for subgroups bee ASR groups tend to differ other measur affected by bra sexual differentiatn, such as genr nformy. First, we replited the fdg that gay men wh a receptive ASR preference (bottoms) report greater genr nonnformy (GNC) pared to gay men wh an sertive ASR preference (tops). We then found that Tops have a lower (male-typil) average right-hand dig rat than Bottoms, and that among all gay men the right-hand 2D:4D rrelated wh GNC, ditg that a higher (female-typil) 2D:4D is associated wh creased GNC. Differenc were found between non-exclive and exclive same-sex attractn and GNC, and ASR group differenc on dig rats do not reach signifince when all non-heterosexual men are clud the analys, suggtg greater heterogeney the velopment of non-exclive same-sex sexual orientatns. Overall, rults support a role for prenatal androgens, as approximated by dig rats, fluencg the sexual orientatn and GNC of a subset of gay men.
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- DO GAY MEN HAVE LOWER TTOSTERONE?
- DIFFERENC DIG RATS BETWEEN GAY MEN WHO PREFER RECEPTIVE VERS SERTIVE SEX ROL DITE A ROLE FOR PRENATAL ANDROGEN
DO GAY MEN HAVE LOWER TTOSTERONE?
Ttosterone therapy (TT) is a type of genr-affirmg hormone therapy (GAHT) lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and genrqueer (LGBTQ) populatns for genr dysphoria (GD), body uneass, and sexual dysfunctn. The physil and physlogil effects of TT vary wily pendg on the dos … * testosterone gay *
Ttosterone therapy (TT) is a type of genr-affirmg hormone therapy (GAHT) lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and genrqueer (LGBTQ) populatns for genr dysphoria (GD), body uneass, and sexual dysfunctn.
Bee some of the tras are known to be anized by prenatal steroids, cludg ttosterone, the differenc suggt that homosexual subjects were, on average, exposed to atypil endocre ndns durg velopment. Homosexual) is a behavral tra that displays one of the largt gre of sexual differentiatn, given that 90–97% of dividuals of one sex display an attractn that is different om that of the other mechanisms that terme human sexual orientatn have been the subject of heated ntroversi.
DIFFERENC DIG RATS BETWEEN GAY MEN WHO PREFER RECEPTIVE VERS SERTIVE SEX ROL DITE A ROLE FOR PRENATAL ANDROGEN
Ttosterone therapy (TT) is a type of genr-affirmg hormone therapy (GAHT) lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and genrqueer (LGBTQ) populatns for genr dysphoria (GD), body uneass, and sexual dysfunctn. The physil and physlogil effects of TT vary wily pendg on the dosg regimen and duratn of treatment. An dividualized approach prrizg patient-specific sired effects the ntext of pre-existg characteristics and health history is strongly remend. Although TT is an effective treatment for many patients, there has been an crease the illegimate acquisn of TT recent years. Non-judic prcribg and lack of physician surveillance creas the risk of untend si effects and potential ser health nsequenc. * testosterone gay *
” It mt be noted, however, that tryg to unrstand the origs of homosexualy or heterosexualy sentially reprents the same the fluence of a variety of theori rangg om Frdian psychoanalysis to social nstctivism, sexual orientatn has been, and often still is, nsired as beg the rult of social experienc durg early childhood, particular improper teractn wh one's parents (domant or posssive mother, distant or absent father).
Theoretil mol illtratg how fluctuatns around an average ncentratn of ttosterone (T) durg embryonic life uld lead to a homosexual or heterosexual average, male embryos are exposed to higher ncentratns of ttosterone than female embryos, but the ncentratns vary around a mean value for var reasons (environmental, geic, etc. Male subjects at the lower end of this sex-specific distributn uld th acquire a female-typil orientatn (and be gay), whereas femal at the high end of the ncentratn curve would acquire a male-typil sexual attractn and be lbian.
Even if they are not attracted by the same specific dividuals, femal and gay men share an attractn for men, whereas mal and lbians share an attractn for has been argued that such a theory is impossible, bee would imply that homosexual men have femized (or at least ls mascule) genal stctur whereas lbians should have experienced some masculizatn of genal stctur siar to what is observed for example CAH girls. Although tailed attentn has been given to this possibily, no data supportg this ia have been llected, and if anythg, penis of gay men are possibly larger than heterosexual men, suggtg that, ntrary to the theory s simplt form, they would have been hypermasculized (the data are, however, based on self measurements, and has been argued that homosexuals may have been exced more than heterosexuals by the view/manipulatn of their own penis, th biasg the measurements), however, that genal stctur and the bra (supportg behavr) prumably differentiate at different tim durg embryonic life (see Ref.