Individual Differences in Women’s Salivary Testosterone and Estradiol Following Sexual Activity in a Non-Laboratory Setting

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

Publication Title

International Journal of Sexual Health

Volume

27

Issue

4

First page number:

406

Last page number:

417

Abstract

Objectives: The current study evaluated women's salivary testosterone and estradiol levels before and after exposure to sexual stimuli in a U.S. sex club. Methods: Behavioral data and salivary samples were collected from 19 women during semistructured interviews. Results: Findings demonstrate substantial individual differences in the magnitude and direction of women's hormonal changes following sexual activity. Conclusions: In an age of individualized medicine, these findings highlight the need to better understand factors shaping variation in physiological responses to sexual activity. Findings contribute to a relatively small and contradictory literature on women's hormonal responses to sexual stimuli.

Keywords

Sex hormones; sexual behavior; sexual response; intercourse; sex club

Language

English

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