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... The effect of marriage on sex drive The effect of marriage on sex drive


18 October 2007

Getting married reduces a man's testosterone levels, a new study has found.

This provides an explanation as to why many couples experience a decline in their sex drive after they get married
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Rather than linking testosterone to age, as previous research has indicated, it was found that securing a life partner resulted in a reduction in the chemical which controls men's libido.

Scientists have claimed that the chemical is produced less following marriage, since the man no longer has to search out a partner.

The connection was made following a tribe in Kenya where the men do not marry until the age of 30 when they take several wives

It was found that upon marriage, their testosterone took a significant knock.

Peter Gray, a researcher on the study, is quoted by New Scientist as saying: "Testosterone levels are lower among married men probably because they are investing less time in mating effort."ADNFCR-1016-ID-18322809-ADNFCR