Men, Testosterone & Sex
Daily testosterone production in men (7 mg) is around ten times higher than in women (0.7 mg)
Testosterone - the sex hormone
This hormone is not only responsible for the sex drive, it is also responsible for the increase in muscle mass and strength as well as bone density. Men are therefore generally stronger than women, and the bone mass of an adult man is proportionally somewhat higher. And, testosterone not only affects the libido, it also inhibits the stress hormone cortisol. Because less testosterone circulates in the brain in women, the stress hormone also has a greater effect on them. Women are therefore usually more emotional and anxious than men.
The ‘sexual centre’ of humans is located in the diencephalon. The nucleus of the nerve cell nucleus preopticus medialis – even if only several millimetres in size – is more than twice as large in men as in women. Among other things, it controls typical male behaviour such as dominance, aggression or sexual drive. This control centre is missing in women. In them, dominance, aggression and sex drive are decoupled and are controlled by different nerve nuclei in the diencephalon.
Testosterone & Social behaviour
Feminist movements have rightly highlighted the injustices between men and women. But in trying to put things right, isn't our society today tending to want to erase differences between the sexes that are essential and – provided they are properly balanced – complementary and enriching?
If more men than women take on leading positions in business or politics, then there are hormonal and neurological reasons for this too. We welcome equality and gender diversity at every level. We are simply saying that there are essential (biological) differences between the sexes that are positive and complementary.
Men need more sex!
Monogamy, as the only traditionally accepted form of marriage, places a considerable number of men in challenging situations. Legal solutions do exist, but they tend to be despised by society:
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Prostitutes
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Pornography
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Cheating
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Divorce
Woe betide the politician who is discovered to have been with a prostitute!
When it comes to consent, people are talking more and more about the principle of ‘only a yes is a yes’. We wholeheartedly endorse the idea. What we deplore is that only one of the two aspects of the problem is being addressed, namely that of the woman. All men have to do is put a clip on their willy. But what options are there for a married man who can't live out his sexuality properly? As the #MeToo movement has rightly brought to light, not all men manage to keep their sexuality in the check of legal practices.
1plus2 is not opposed to monogamy, but we advocate polyamory as ethically robust and a proven alternative, especially for bisexuals and people with a high libido.