Editing Testosterone (section)

====Males====
In men, higher levels of testosterone are associated with periods of sexual activity.<ref name="pmid1275688">{{cite journal | vauthors = Kraemer HC, Becker HB, Brodie HK, Doering CH, Moos RH, Hamburg DA | s2cid = 38283107 | title = Orgasmic frequency and plasma testosterone levels in normal human males | journal = Archives of Sexual Behavior | volume = 5 | issue = 2 | pages = 125–32 | date = Mar 1976 | pmid = 1275688 | doi = 10.1007/BF01541869 }}</ref><ref name=Roney_2003>{{cite journal | vauthors = Roney JR, Mahler SV, Maestripieri D | title = Behavioral and hormonal responses of men to brief interactions with women | journal = Evolution and Human Behavior | year = 2003 | volume = 24 | issue = 6 | pages = 365–75 | doi = 10.1016/S1090-5138(03)00053-9 | bibcode = 2003EHumB..24..365R }}</ref>

Men who watch a sexually explicit movie have an average increase of 35% in testosterone, peaking at 60–90 minutes after the end of the film, but no increase is seen in men who watch sexually neutral films.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pirke KM, Kockott G, Dittmar F | s2cid = 43495791 | title = Psychosexual stimulation and plasma testosterone in man | journal = Archives of Sexual Behavior | volume = 3 | issue = 6 | pages = 577–84 | date = Nov 1974 | pmid = 4429441 | doi = 10.1007/BF01541140 }}</ref> Men who watch sexually explicit films also report increased motivation and competitiveness, and decreased exhaustion.<ref name="pmid4001279">{{cite journal | vauthors = Hellhammer DH, Hubert W, Schürmeyer T | s2cid = 41819670 | title = Changes in saliva testosterone after psychological stimulation in men | journal = Psychoneuroendocrinology | volume = 10 | issue = 1 | pages = 77–81 | year = 1985 | pmid = 4001279 | doi = 10.1016/0306-4530(85)90041-1 }}</ref>  A link has also been found between relaxation following sexual arousal and testosterone levels.<ref name="pmid3602262">{{cite journal | vauthors = Rowland DL, Heiman JR, Gladue BA, Hatch JP, Doering CH, Weiler SJ | s2cid = 35309934 | title = Endocrine, psychological and genital response to sexual arousal in men | journal = Psychoneuroendocrinology | volume = 12 | issue = 2 | pages = 149–58 | year = 1987 | pmid = 3602262 | doi = 10.1016/0306-4530(87)90045-X }}</ref>