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Testosterone is to blame for female frigidity.
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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Scientists from the University of Michigan have concluded that women with high levels of testosterone in their blood prefer masturbation to full sexual intercourse with a man.
Scientists believe that the lack of interest in traditional sex in women is due to testosterone, which is responsible for sexual attraction in men. It is this hormone that reduces the desire for sex in the female body, reducing the attractiveness of men in the eyes of women.
"It's worth checking your hormone levels before you suspect you're frigid. Testosterone is much more likely to blame for women's lack of passion in bed than other factors," advises study author Sarah Anders.
Previously, scientists believed that men thought about sex more often due to high levels of testosterone in their blood, and women thought about it less often due to low levels, but now it turns out that it actually interferes with female sexuality. One of the versions of the reasons for such sexual behavior is that with high testosterone, women become more like men and cannot view the opposite sex as an object of desire.
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