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Originally Posted by rahl
Testosterone peaks in males at age 18. That is a direct corelation to sexual peak. You may be confusing sexual peak with sexual performance. Sex isn't neccesarily better at age 18 it's just when you are bilogically the most ready for sex, beginning with the onset of puberty(early teen years) peaking at (or around) 18 then slowly decreasing over time. That is a biological and medical fact. Look it up in any health journal.
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No, I am not confusing sexual peak with sexual performance. The correlation with testosterone and sex drive is range based. If your levels are in a normal range, more or less withinin that range has little impact on "sexual peak" or sex drive compared to other factors. There is andropause for men which is similar to menopause for women, men going through this often look to testosterone therapy but to suggest that there is a direct link with peak sex drive and peak testosterone levels is misleading.
Here is some info on the topic:
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Shocking as it may be to some men, male menopause, or andropause, is becoming more widely recognized and accepted by physicians for the changes many middle-aged men experience — from energy loss to depression to loss of libido to sexual dysfunction. And some clinicians are recommending that certain men experiencing these symptoms, along with a host of others such as decreased bone density and weight gain, seek hormone replacement therapy and other treatments.
"It's like puberty in reverse," Jed Diamond, a California psychotherapist and author of "Male Menopause" and the forthcoming book, "Surviving Male Menopause", says of andropause. Like puberty, the changes that andropause wreaks in aging men, Diamond says, are "hormonal, psychological, interpersonal, social, sexual and spiritual."
Andropause is characterized by a loss of testosterone — the hormone that makes men men. Most men see testosterone levels drop as they age. However, some men are impacted more than others are. Diamond says that as many as 25 million American males between ages 40 and 55 are experiencing some degree of male menopause today.
"Male andropause can be very insidious," explains Dr. Stephen Sinatra, a Manchester, Conn., cardiologist board certified in anti-aging medicine. The loss of testosterone, which can happen to men as young as 35, is gradual, with testosterone levels dropping just 1 percent to 1.5 percent annually. Unlike the precipitous loss of estrogen that women hitting menopause face, the gradual loss of testosterone may take years to exact its mark on men with a host of symptoms not unlike changes menopausal women experience.
Irritability, fatigue, depression, reduced libido and erection problems are hallmark signs of andropause. "I felt like I didn't want to move," says Cecil Dorsey of Vernon, Conn. The 68-year-old retired truck driver, who discovered via a blood test nearly four years ago that his testosterone levels dropped, said, "I just didn't want to be bothered by anything."
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Pros and Cons of Testosterone Replacement
Testosterone replacement therapy is the primary means of treating men with declining levels of testosterone, and this is still a controversial area. "What are the problems faced and can they be treated with testosterone? That's where the question lies," Dr. Dobs says.
"All men should be brought up to a certain level of testosterone," advocates Dobs, who suggests that minimum levels should be 300 nanograms per deciliter of total testosterone. The mean level for a 40-year-old is 500 nanograms, she says.
Instances where testosterone replacement therapy is advised, Dobs says, include men with clear bone density loss, which can lead to osteoporosis and decreased height, and in treating sexual dysfunction in cases where Viagra or other often prescribed remedies don't work. Another area of possible benefits of testosterone therapy may be in cases to maintain body composition and muscle — for instance, in patients fighting cancer.
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Male Menopause : Andropause : Discovery Health
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Originally Posted by YaWhateva
I believe what dippin was trying say was "what does statutory rape have to do with this conversation about sexual education in the context of two teenagers having sex before they are 18?" And seriously, what does it?
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All I can suggest is that people read and follow the flow of the posts. Often, there is more than one contextual discussion going on.
Statutory rape has nothing to do with sex between two teenagers when it is not statutory rape.
Statutory rape is a sex education issue.
Statutory rape laws exist because, we (society), do not believe children can legally consent to sex. This is directly related to judgment.
Statutory rape laws not being enforced is related to how our society values our children and our attitudes about children engaging in sex.
I think our attitudes need to change (if you have not figured that out). I think our attitudes can change, contrary to what others think, including our Safe School Czar.