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Plasma testosterone levels in homosexual men

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Plasma testosterone levels were measured in 28 homosexual men and correlated with psychological variables. The overall mean testosterone level for the homosexuals was somewhat lower than for a group of heterosexual controls, but the range of values for the two groups showed considerable overlap. Among the homosexuals, the 13 with some heterosexual experience had higher testosterone levels than the 15 with none. Testosterone level was not related to relative masculinity or femininity or to any other psychological variable measured.

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  1. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Richard C. Pillard M.D. (Associate Professor of Psychiatry) & Robert M. Rose M.D. (Associate Professor of Psychiatry)

  2. Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Michael Sherwood M.D.

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Pillard, R.C., Rose, R.M. & Sherwood, M. Plasma testosterone levels in homosexual men. Arch Sex Behav 3, 453–458 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541165

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