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Getting Married Saps Your Testosterine
New Scientist ^
| 10-19-2007
Posted on 10/19/2007 1:10:00 PM PDT by blam
Getting married saps your testosterone
18 October 2007
NewScientist.com news service
TESTOSTERONE gradually declines with age, right? Not for the Ariaal - subsistence pastoralists living in northern Kenya. They experience a decline in levels of the male hormone only when they get married. The finding provides a social and evolutionary explanation for the decrease in testosterone, rather than an age-related one.
Ariaal men remain single "warriors" until they are around 30, at which time they marry one or more women. Peter Gray of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and colleagues measured testosterone in 205 Ariaal men and found that those with one wife had lower levels of the hormone than unmarried men, and men with more than one wife had the lowest levels of all (Current Anthropology, DOI: 10.1086/522061). "Testosterone levels are lower among married men probably because they are investing less in mating effort," he says. Or to put it another way, they no longer have to compete for mates.
That link between mating effort and testosterone is made clearer by the fact that the Ariaal have an "aloof" marital system: apart from sex, husbands and wives have very little to do with each other, and men are minimally involved in childcare. In a separate study of 203 married Ariaal men, only three participants cited their wife or wives as a source of emotional support.
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KEYWORDS: married; mrriage; saps; testosterone
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posted on
10/19/2007 1:10:02 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
It robs us of our essence..
2
posted on
10/19/2007 1:11:18 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: blam
Utterly ridiculous!
People are getting more and more bizarre in trying to justify NOT marrying which has proven to be a healthy move and often adds more years to your life - provided it’s a good marriage.
3
posted on
10/19/2007 1:12:28 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
To: blam
Sounds like more of an excuse for a vacation in Kenya than a serious study.
200 people? All belonging a specific tribe in rural kenya?
Wouldn't it be cheaper to do a longitudinal study of Americans?
4
posted on
10/19/2007 1:12:34 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
To: blam
5
posted on
10/19/2007 1:13:03 PM PDT
by
RockinRight
(The Council on Illuminated Foreign Masons told me to watch you from my black helicopter.)
To: blam
yes, dear
6
posted on
10/19/2007 1:16:14 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(I don't do Barf Alerts, you're old enough to read and decide for yourself)
To: RockinRight
We got a beeper moment!
7
posted on
10/19/2007 1:16:34 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: RockinRight
Testosterine is a sign that the language has nearly reached a meaningless uniformity where spelling will carry no etymological information and the words have only the most common meanings and real words cannot be used except in philosophy class with six or few students.
8
posted on
10/19/2007 1:17:54 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(50 years later we're still sitting on the ground)
To: blam
I think registering Democrat robs one of his testosterone and the housing which produces it.
To: darkwing104
Well, after 30 years of marriage to the same wonderful women...five kids...and now six grandkids...I can truthfully say that rather than rob me of my essence that my marriage (which from the start has always been a three way arrangement between me, my wife, and God in Heaven), has doen exactly the opposite, which is to help me discover the essence of who I truly am.
If you think differently...that's your perogative, but let's take it up again in another 30 years and see.
10
posted on
10/19/2007 1:19:11 PM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: blam
Number #1 Testosterone Terminator
11
posted on
10/19/2007 1:19:29 PM PDT
by
avacado
(Republicans Destroyed Democrats' Most Cherished Institution: SLAVERY!)
To: blam
Greg F before marriage.
Greg F after marriage.
12
posted on
10/19/2007 1:20:46 PM PDT
by
Greg F
(Duncan Hunter is a good man.)
To: blam
We needed a study to tell us that?
;-)
13
posted on
10/19/2007 1:20:56 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
(Hubba Hubba...)
To: darkwing104
My wife keeps mine in a bottle on the dresser.......
14
posted on
10/19/2007 1:21:18 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
( We don't have science, but we have consensus.......)
To: Jeff Head
Its a movie reference from "Dr. Strangelove"...Gen. Jack Ripper
15
posted on
10/19/2007 1:23:30 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: SIDENET
Man in incomplete until he is married...
Then hs is finished.
16
posted on
10/19/2007 1:23:58 PM PDT
by
CodeJockey
(If you can read this thank a teacher, if you can read it in English thank a soldier.)
To: darkwing104
First we drink their essence, then kill!
17
posted on
10/19/2007 1:24:08 PM PDT
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: darkwing104
If only married women weren’t such castrating b*tches...Wait did I say that out loud?
18
posted on
10/19/2007 1:26:01 PM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(I'm not hard of hearing, I'm just ignoring you.)
To: Greg F
By the by, I was joking. I think I am a much stronger man now that I am married and have a child than I was before.
19
posted on
10/19/2007 1:27:16 PM PDT
by
Greg F
(Duncan Hunter is a good man.)
To: nmh
So let me get this straight. These guys do not socialize with women until about age 30 when they marry. Then their Testosterone levels drop. Well hell, if I fill my car’s gas tank and then park it, it stays full. But once I take it out for a cruise, the fuel level drops. How much did we pay for this study?
20
posted on
10/19/2007 1:27:17 PM PDT
by
MPJackal
("From my cold dead hands.")
To: CholeraJoe
21
posted on
10/19/2007 1:28:17 PM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: RockinRight
What’s Testosterine? Testosterine is what secret government agents keep in their beeber-like devices so they can stune you with it.
22
posted on
10/19/2007 1:28:27 PM PDT
by
TChris
(Cartels (oil, diamonds, labor) are bad. Free-market competition is good.)
To: blam
Neutered Mojo. Whodda thunked?
23
posted on
10/19/2007 1:30:06 PM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: xsmommy
See? See? I rest my case.
24
posted on
10/19/2007 1:30:09 PM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(I'm not hard of hearing, I'm just ignoring you.)
To: blam
And the two shall become one. Her.
Is less testosterone a bad thing? Especially if you're married!?! ; )
25
posted on
10/19/2007 1:30:15 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Hillary can tap Hsus but she can't tuna fish.)
To: CholeraJoe
Dude you are on your own after that comment...
26
posted on
10/19/2007 1:30:58 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: blam
Yes, but their testosteroleum levels skyrocket!
27
posted on
10/19/2007 1:32:08 PM PDT
by
Attention Surplus Disorder
(This post sold by weight, not volume. Content may have settled during shipment.)
To: CholeraJoe
“Man overboard! ... Full speed ahead!!!”
28
posted on
10/19/2007 1:33:51 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Hillary can tap Hsus but she can't tuna fish.)
To: Jeff Head
after 30 years of marriage to the same wonderful women How many women are you married to?
;->
29
posted on
10/19/2007 1:35:47 PM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: blam
“Testosterine?” blam, I think you may have had tee many martoonis... ;~D
30
posted on
10/19/2007 1:36:30 PM PDT
by
quark
To: Greg F
31
posted on
10/19/2007 1:39:59 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
(Hillary's Milkshake is better than Your's, She could teach you, but you would rather go blind.......)
To: CodeJockey
I think the modern vernacular for this condition is called “p#%#ywhipped”. lol!
To: blam
"Where boners go do die." -- Jon Stewart
33
posted on
10/19/2007 1:41:00 PM PDT
by
quark
To: Izzy Dunne; Jeff Head
JH:
after 30 years of marriage to the same wonderful womenID: How many women are you married to?
Izzy Dunne?
I'd say so.
34
posted on
10/19/2007 1:41:19 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Hillary can tap Hsus but she can't tuna fish.)
To: CodeJockey
Yeah, on more levels than one! :)
To: Greg F
Mrs. F saw your post, huh?
36
posted on
10/19/2007 1:42:34 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(I don't do Barf Alerts, you're old enough to read and decide for yourself)
To: SmithL
37
posted on
10/19/2007 1:46:30 PM PDT
by
Greg F
(Duncan Hunter is a good man.)
To: Froufrou
I think this thread needs a little more estrogine balance.
Can you lend a gland?
38
posted on
10/19/2007 1:48:01 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Hillary can tap Hsus but she can't tuna fish.)
To: blam
TestosterineIs that like Listerine for men?
39
posted on
10/19/2007 1:51:22 PM PDT
by
fanfan
("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
To: blam
Someone clue my husband in on this. He’s got plenty of it. Even after 15 years.
To: TigersEye; blam; darkwing104; CholeraJoe; Greg F; RockinRight; Tatze; Cagey
Don’t make me bitchslap you ping!
Actually, being married to a good man, I never have to do that. Anymore. Like I used to. When I was badly married before.
41
posted on
10/19/2007 1:54:02 PM PDT
by
Froufrou
To: blam
bleh. Been married almost 24 years. My husband’s testosterine is holding up just fine.
42
posted on
10/19/2007 1:54:20 PM PDT
by
Sue Perkick
(And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
To: fanfan
Testosterine. Is that like Listerine for men? Yes, and all women should know that it's great for oral hygiene -- kills millions of germs on contact!
43
posted on
10/19/2007 1:56:13 PM PDT
by
quark
To: Greg F
44
posted on
10/19/2007 1:56:25 PM PDT
by
Sue Perkick
(And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
To: quark
Testosterine. Is that like Listerine for men? Yes, and all women should know that it's great for oral hygiene -- kills millions of germs on contact!
I get it....Testosterine is Listerine for women. ;-)
45
posted on
10/19/2007 2:00:28 PM PDT
by
fanfan
("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
To: Greg F
I call that definitive proof case closed.
To: quark
That is one hideous photo.....
47
posted on
10/19/2007 2:04:34 PM PDT
by
caver
(Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
To: CholeraJoe; VRWCmember
only when i am PMSing....
insert PMS pic here.
48
posted on
10/19/2007 2:04:35 PM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: quark
Spoken like a true wishful thinker :)
49
posted on
10/19/2007 2:05:26 PM PDT
by
Sue Perkick
(And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
To: blam
you can say that again!
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