While men generally have a more active libido than women, various factors can affect their desire as well. Surprisingly, a man's relationship status could be a link to both his testosterone levels and how often he is game to roll around in the sheets.
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Dear men here's how your relationship status could affect your testosterone
There is an assumption that men are ready and wanting to have sex on any given day at any given time, but this is not always the case.
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Men in a short term relationship
A study has shown that a man in a relationship that is less than a year old has the same levels of "single man" testosterone. The similarity in levels of testosterone between men in new relationships and single men suggests that men in new relationships are still in a physiological state that aids competition with other men for access to potential mates,
What about men in long-term relationships?
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men who have been in a relationship longer than a year had significantly lower levels of testosterone.
Experts say that lower levels of testosterone may increase the likelihood that men will stay home and care for their wives and kids while decreasing the likelihood they will go out drinking with the guys and chase other women
Other factors
It would be inaccurate to gauge men's sex drive only by their partner status. As with most things in life, and between the sheets, it's complicated.
Male testosterone levels can also be affected by chronic illness, alcohol abuse, sleep apnea, age, and medications.
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