ADT Alters Attention to Sexually Provocative Visual Stimuli

[pjoshea13]

New study.

Perhaps not news to many here.

Posted because our very own Richard W. co-authored this paper.

-Patrick

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/291...

Sex Med. 2017 Dec;5(4):e245-e254. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2017.10.001.

Androgen Deprivation Alters Attention to Sexually Provocative Visual Stimuli in Elderly Men.

Palmer-Hague JL1, Tsang V2, Skead C3, Wassersug RJ4, Nasiopoulos E5, Kingstone A5.

Author information

1

Department of Psychology, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada. Electronic address: [e-mail].

2

Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

3

Department of Psychology, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada.

4

Department of Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

5

Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Testosterone is known to regulate male sexual interest, but the exact way that androgens influence men's sexual cognition remains unclear.

AIM:

To investigate the influence of androgen deprivation (AD) on visual responses to sexually suggestive stimuli in men treated for prostate cancer with AD therapy.

METHODS:

Patients with AD-treated prostate cancer, patients with prostate cancer not on AD therapy, and age-matched healthy control participants were exposed to images of male and female runway models fully or minimally clothed. Eye tracking was used to compare looking behavior among groups.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:

Proportion of fixations on fully clothed vs minimally clothed models and proportion of fixations on target areas of interest (ie, legs, chest, pelvis, and face) of fully clothed and minimally clothed models were analyzed and compared among groups.

RESULTS:

Although men not on AD exhibited a larger proportion of fixations on the minimally clothed compared with the fully clothed images, there was no difference between the 2 image types for men on AD. This was true regardless of whether the images depicted male or female models. Groups did not differ in their fixations to target areas of interest.

CONCLUSION:

These results suggest that testosterone can influence men's visual attention to sexual stimuli; specifically, AD can attenuate the time spent fixated on sexualized targets. Palmer-Hague JL, Tsang V, Skead C, et al. Androgen Deprivation Alters Attention to Sexually Provocative Visual Stimuli in Elderly Men. Sex Med 2017;5:e245-e254.

Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

KEYWORDS:

Androgen Deprivation; Cognition; Eye Tracking; Sexual Desire; Testosterone; Visual Attention

PMID: 29150010 DOI: 10.1016/j.esxm.2017.10.001

[Flash64]

LOL, no surprises here...

[Don1157]

Well yea!

[jimreilly]

It's always reassuring when a funded study confirms common sense and actual experience!

[David20451]

Duh!

[chucko]

In addition, I have learned on ADT if I leave my home in weather below 32 degrees and fail to wear a coat, I get cold.

[Hidden]

This doesn't effect me, I'm not an elderly man.

[pjoshea13 in reply to Hidden]

LOL

[Don1157 in reply to Hidden]

Turd.

[Hidden in reply to Don1157]

Huh?!? "Turd", really? I'm 58, so it seems to me I'm just middle aged.

[Neal-Snyder]

In my case, I went from enjoying porn to losing my interest. However, I continue to enjoy looking at the beautiful & sexy women I see wherever I am, & my head is still on a swivel when a shapely woman goes by. I've always admired women as "works of art" in addition to people with sex appeal, which has allowed me to continue to enjoy looking at them greatly.

[pjoshea13 in reply to Neal-Snyder]

Yes, in my castrate phases I still react to beauty, but I forget why.

-Patrick

[Hidden in reply to pjoshea13]

Funny. My memory is flawed too.

[Neal-Snyder in reply to pjoshea13]

Yes, funny.

In my case, I had analyzed my reaction to women's appearance above & beyond sexual attraction, decades earlier. I decided that I find them, whether it's a face, a body or the whole package, the most beautiful thing in existence, although I love art & nature, etc. So I still know why. I'm happy to share my explanation with you, so YOU'LL know why.

Neal

[Hidden]

This is earth shattering news! I have long wondered why my penis looks up at me when I'm in the shower and states,"Remember me? We used to have so much fun".

[AlanMeyer in reply to Hidden]

Yours look up at you? That's good! Mine just looks at the floor.

[Hidden]

3 women a day? Must have been the gator meat that gave you tremendous staying power. That or your movie star looks and pseudointellectual mind. Thanks for the good laugh, can always count on you for something beyond the realm of human possibility.

Recap. 3 women a day, gator meat, eureka! I get it, you must be Burt Reynolds using an alias.