Hormones and visual attention to sexual stimuli in older men: an exploratory investigation.
Older men
estradiol
sex hormone-binding globulin
testosterone
visual attention
Journal
The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male
ISSN: 1473-0790
Titre abrégé: Aging Male
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9808210
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2021
Dec 2021
Historique:
entrez:
9
8
2021
pubmed:
10
8
2021
medline:
26
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Testosterone is associated with sexual desire and performance in men, but little is known about cognitive mechanisms underlying this relationship. Even less is known about the influence of estradiol, despite its production from testosterone, and high receptor density in brain regions related to male sexual behavior. We used eye-tracking to compare men's visual attention to images of fully clothed (i.e. neutral) and minimally clothed (i.e. sexy) models in three groups: androgen-deprived ( We found no group effect for fixations to sexy compared to neutral images, and no influence of testosterone on either total fixations, or proportion of fixations to sexy images. In contrast, we found that sex hormone binding globulin positively predicted total fixations, and estradiol positively predicted proportion of total fixations on sexy images--regardless of androgen treatment status. Our results suggest that visual attention to sexual stimuli in men may be significantly affected by hormones. This has potential implications for clinical populations that experience sexual side effects, such as prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Testosterone is associated with sexual desire and performance in men, but little is known about cognitive mechanisms underlying this relationship. Even less is known about the influence of estradiol, despite its production from testosterone, and high receptor density in brain regions related to male sexual behavior.
METHOD
METHODS
We used eye-tracking to compare men's visual attention to images of fully clothed (i.e. neutral) and minimally clothed (i.e. sexy) models in three groups: androgen-deprived (
RESULTS
RESULTS
We found no group effect for fixations to sexy compared to neutral images, and no influence of testosterone on either total fixations, or proportion of fixations to sexy images. In contrast, we found that sex hormone binding globulin positively predicted total fixations, and estradiol positively predicted proportion of total fixations on sexy images--regardless of androgen treatment status.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Our results suggest that visual attention to sexual stimuli in men may be significantly affected by hormones. This has potential implications for clinical populations that experience sexual side effects, such as prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34369279
doi: 10.1080/13685538.2021.1960964
doi:
Substances chimiques
Androgen Antagonists
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Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin
0
Testosterone
3XMK78S47O
Estradiol
4TI98Z838E
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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