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Sex steroids and sexual desire mechanism.

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: Sexual behavior is mainly controlled by cognitive functions in men, though hormones, particularly sex steroids, may modulate some aspects of male sexuality. This review focuses on the role of both estrogens and androgens on male sexual desire, starting from both animal and human studies. Estrogens could play a role in human male sexual activity, similarly to what happens in animals, but even though physiological levels of estrogens could be probably required for a completely normal male sexual behavior, testosterone remains the major determinant of human male sexual behavior.

Source: PubMed

Authors: V Rochira, L Zirilli, B Madeo, A Balestrieri, A R M Granata, C Carani

Institutions: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena

Language: English

Topic: Sexual function and dysfunction studies

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2992368093

FWCI: 1.78

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Cited by: 34

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