Salivary testosterone levels in men at a U.S. sex club

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 921-926

  Escasa, Michelle J ^a   Casey, Jacqueline F ^a   Gray, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Challenge hypothesis; Sexual activity; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COITUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RESTAURANTS; SALIVA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TESTOSTERONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054699865     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9711-3     Document Type: Article

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