> At 09:44 AM 2/15/02 +0200, Hakki Alacakaptan wrote:
>
>> There's also the pre-coital adrenalin rush of vicarious danger: Men are
>> testosterone-programmed to foolishly throw themselves in harm's way (e.g.
>> driving like a nutter and hanging out with schools of barracudas like me)
>> and women, not being so fucked up, get their adrenalin rush vicariously by
>> hanging around with them. Whereas adrenalin in men is a de-erector, it is
>> definitely a pantie-creamer for women.
>
> i think yoshie has some pretty convincing evidence that this testosterone
> stuff is largely a myth.
>
> kelley
>
>
The evidence regarding the testosterone mythology is rather elemental:
testosterone is a hormone found in both sexes and underlies sex drive in
both.
M.F.