226 Is Testosterone Really Your Sex Hormone: Sexual practices as Defined by Testosterone Concentration. Issue 1 (1st April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Campbell, K; Velazquez, O; Sullivan, J; Lipshultz, L
• Is Part Of: Journal of sexual medicine. Volume 19:Issue 1(2022)Supplement
• Page Start: S114
• Page End: S114
• Publication Date: 2022-04-01
• Subjects: Sexual disorders -- Periodicals; Sex -- Periodicals; Sexual health -- Periodicals; 616.69005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.240
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-6095

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Testosterone has long been thought of as the male sexual hormone. Individuals with elevated levels of testosterone have been portrayed to have increased sexual promiscuity. It is not unimaginable that these theories would become prevalent at the opposite end of the spectrum and demonstrable with muted sexual practices seen with lower levels of testosterone. Objective: This study evaluates sexual encounter tendencies of individuals based on testosterone level as well as by race. Methods: The National Center for Health Statistics (NHANES) was searched from 2011 to 2016 for males over the age of 18 with available serum testosterone levels. All participants were grouped by age and further subdivided by race. Average testosterone values in increments of 100ng/dL were plotted against different age groups per race. The average age of the first sexual encounter and average number of total lifetime female sexual partners were plotted against testosterone per race. Men who self-identified as "homosexual" were not examined due to the limited sample size. Additionally, men with greater than 500 sexual lifetime partners were excluded as not reflective of the general population. Results: A total of 3, 179 participants were identified and evaluated. Average testosterone levels showed a decreasing trend with age below 50-year-olds (<20 = 490.70, 20-29 = 478.78, 30-39 = 407.03, 40-49 = 401.59; p< 0.0001). Substratification revealed an increase in testosterone in men > 50 (423.16, p< 0.0001). Testosterone stratified by race showed no difference (p < 0.0001). The age of first sexual encounters did not change when stratified among testosterone ranges (average = 17.27, p = 0.008353). When substratified by race, Asian men reported their first sexual encounter at an older age (22.03, p = < 0.0001). The average number of total lifetime sexual partners was 14.50 and did not change when stratified among all testosterone values (p< 0.368). Substratification revealed a significant difference only between testosterone levels in the 200-300ng/dl vs 400-500ng/dl (13.00 vs 15.50, p = <0.0001) Conclusions: The number of lifetime sexual partners and earlier age of sexual activity were not found to have a consistent correlation with testosterone values. When examined by race, Asian men were noted to have their first sexual encounter at an older age. Disclosure: Any of the authors act as a consultant, employee or shareholder of an industry for: Abbie, American Medical Systems, Augmenta LLC, Clarus Therapeutics, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Lipocine, Vault Health