There exists a reciprocal relationship between the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA)
and the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐gonadal (HPG) axes, wherein the activation of one affects …

Introduction Sexual desire is controlled by brain systems involved in sexual excitation and
inhibition. Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) may result from hypofunctional …

Little is known regarding which hormonal signals may best predict within-and between-
women variance in sexual motivation among naturally cycling women. To address this, we …

ABSTRACT Introduction Current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth
Edition (DSM-5) definitions of sexual dysfunction do not identify all sexual problems …

Both estradiol and testosterone have been implicated as the steroid critical for modulating
women's sexual desire. By contrast, in all other female mammals only estradiol has been …

Although sexual behavior is controlled by hormonal and neurochemical actions in the brain,
sexual experience induces a degree of plasticity that allows animals to form instrumental …

The dual mating strategy hypothesis proposes that women's preferences for uncommitted
sexual relationships with men displaying putative fitness cues increase during the high …

Sexually dimorphic behavior in nonhuman primates results from behavioral predispositions
organized by prenatal androgens. The rhesus monkey has been the primary primate model …

How can we best discover the ultimate, evolved functions of endocrine signals within the
field of human behavioral endocrinology? Two related premises will guide my proposed …

This award-winning book “offers a thorough compilation of what modern science, from
biomechanics to neurochemistry, knows about the secrets of orgasm”(Publishers Weekly) …