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Sexual Activity and Sex Hormone Levels in Aging Men

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Moshe Sadowsky ,
Helen Antonovsky ,
Reuven Sobel  and
Benyamin Maoz
Moshe Sadowsky
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Soroka Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel Psychosexual Dysfunction Clinic, Soroka Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Helen Antonovsky
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Soroka Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Reuven Sobel
Affiliation:
Department of Endocrinology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Benyamin Maoz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Soroka Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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Abstract

A cross-sectional study of 60 men aged 65–80 was carried out to test the impact of the aging process on sexual hormones (testoterone, FSH, LH, prolactin), sexual activity, and the relations between them. Blood samples for hormone assays were taken between 8–9 A.M. in the primary care clinic at which the participants were registered. Data on sexual activity (coitus), sexual desire (libido), marital status, and age were obtained from the respondents by means of a structured interview. No relationship was found between testosterone (T) or prolactin (PL) and sexual activity. Nevertheless, a statistically significant relationship between FSH and LH versus age, and an inverse relationship between sexual activity and age were found. Hypogonadism (T level less than 3ng/ml) with normal levels of FSH and LH was observed in 11 respondents.

Type
Research and Reviews
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , September 1993 , pp. 181 - 186
Copyright
© 1993 Springer Publishing Company

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