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Title: Birth control may affect long-term relationships
Post by: Felix on April 07, 2012, 11:45:09 PM
Post by: Felix on April 07, 2012, 11:45:09 PM
The Chart (CNN blog)
Ian Kerner
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/05/birth-control-may-affect-long-term-relationships/ (http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/05/birth-control-may-affect-long-term-relationships/)
Dr. Craig Roberts of Stirling University questioned more than 2,500 women from around the world for his research. Did their taste in men shift? Or did their birth control have a "love-potion" type of effect?
When a woman uses hormonal birth control containing estrogen, she decreases her levels of available testosterone. And while women have much less testosterone in their systems than men - women's bodies contain about 10% the amount of testosterone men do - what they do have helps fuel sexual desire, fantasy and the ability to become naturally lubricated in response to arousal.
So it makes sense that when a woman's testosterone levels are diminished even further by something like the pill, she might be left feeling blasé about sex: hence her potential attraction to a low-testosterone male.
Ian Kerner
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/05/birth-control-may-affect-long-term-relationships/ (http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/05/birth-control-may-affect-long-term-relationships/)
Dr. Craig Roberts of Stirling University questioned more than 2,500 women from around the world for his research. Did their taste in men shift? Or did their birth control have a "love-potion" type of effect?
When a woman uses hormonal birth control containing estrogen, she decreases her levels of available testosterone. And while women have much less testosterone in their systems than men - women's bodies contain about 10% the amount of testosterone men do - what they do have helps fuel sexual desire, fantasy and the ability to become naturally lubricated in response to arousal.
So it makes sense that when a woman's testosterone levels are diminished even further by something like the pill, she might be left feeling blasé about sex: hence her potential attraction to a low-testosterone male.
Title: Re: Birth control may affect long-term relationships
Post by: Sephirah on April 08, 2012, 02:33:36 AM
Post by: Sephirah on April 08, 2012, 02:33:36 AM
You have to admit, not being bothered about sex is a highly effective form of birth control, lol.
Now there just needs to be a weight loss aid that involves being blasé about cheeseburgers.
Now there just needs to be a weight loss aid that involves being blasé about cheeseburgers.