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Orgasmic frequency and plasma testosterone levels in normal human males

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Twenty males participated in a 2-month study examining the relationship between 8 a.m. plasma testosterone levels and orgasmic frequency. Within subjects, higher levels of testosterone are associated with periods of sexual activity. Over subjects, however, the direction of the relationship is reversed. Mean testoster-one levels were higher for sexually less active individuals.

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  1. Laboratory of Stress and Conflict, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 94305, Stanford, California, USA

    Helena C. Kraemer Ph.D., Heather B. Becker M.S., H. Keith H. Brodie M.D., Charles H. Doering Ph.D., Rudolf H. Moos Ph.D. & David A. Hamburg M.D.

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This research was supported by a grant from the Commonwealth Fund.

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Kraemer, H.C., Becker, H.B., Brodie, H.K.H. et al. Orgasmic frequency and plasma testosterone levels in normal human males. Arch Sex Behav 5, 125–132 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541869

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