In general (on average) do bisexual girls have a higher sex drive / greater libido?

[Anonymous]

This something that I've heard before, but is there any truth in it? I think testorenone levels are somehow related to bisexuality, so it seems conceivabe to me.

[Man_Over_Game]

Yes, there is a direct link to testosterone levels and sexuality.

Men usually have an abundance of testosterone. We could lose some and still maintain a sex drive.
Women, on the other hand, NEED testosterone or risk losing their sex drive. Not only does testosterone control their sex drive, but it also alters their sexual preferences. Women who have higher levels of testosterone are usually more tom-boyish and become more attracted to other women.

There is a section of the brain called the hypothalamus which seems responsible for our sexual ability/preferences.
Women and gay men tend to have smaller hypothalamuses, with straight men's and lesbian women's being much larger. It is worth noting that the size of the hypothalamus relates directly to the levels of testosterone the person in question was subject to during their fetal stages in life.

TLDR:
Testosterone makes you like women, less makes you like men.

[Asker]

"Testosterone makes you like women, less makes you like men." For women, or for men too?

[Man_Over_Game]

For both.

[Asker]

So you think a testosterone injection would 'cure' male homosexuality?

[Man_Over_Game]

From what little research I have found, testosterone: Increases body hair Increases muscle growth Increases tendencies for more "masculine" personality traits Increases sex drive Increases sexual preference for women. Having too much seems to not affect your sex drive at all. Once your body has enough, you're fine. Having too little dramatically changes your sex drive.

[Man_Over_Game]

Not quite. Men's brains don't really change to increased testosterone as much as women's do. Testosterone injections have been known to be used as treatments for Women>Men transsexuals, though, to help reach normal levels associated with men, so theoretically... yes. Problem is, once again, men are hard to make manlier. Once you're past the fetal stage, a man's brain usually won't be changed much by increased amounts of testosterone.

[Asker]

That's why asked about men too before.

[Azara]

Everyone has estrogen and testosterone but they don't work the same. Testosterone affects men's libido. Estrogen affects women's.

[Asker]

"testosterone is the hormone most critically implicated in the maintenance of libido, or sexual desire, in women just as it is men".

www.abc.net.au/science/slab/testost/story.htm

[Azara]

Test plays a role in the production if estrogen. Estrogen is a primary sexual hormone in women. That psychiatrist has a belief. That's not science.

[Man_Over_Game]

Well... kinda. Men don't have estrogen, but women have both estrogen and testosterone. Estrogen is what controls your woman-specific needs, and low quantities can actually reduce your vaginal walls and vaginal fluids, making sex very uncomfortable. Testosterone is what gives you body hair, muscle, and sex drive. With no testosterone, you won't want sex. Too much testosterone won't necessarily make you extremely horny, though. As long as you have your body's minimum limit of testosterone, more of it just makes you grow more hair and some muscles.

[Asker]

"Men don't have estrogen" Are you sure about that... @Man_Over_Game

[Azara]

Men produce estrogen and women need Beth small amounts if testosterone to have the same impact as a much greater amount causes in men. And hormones don't work in isolation. It's complicated but without estrogen or enough women libido goes down. Tester one helps produce estrogen so indirectly it affects libido. Like if you don't drink water you can't metabolize food bc nothing can circulate and go whee it needs to go... but you wouldn't say water itself directly in isolation raises blood sugar.

[Neko_Chan]

@Man_Over_Game Men do have estrogen, and it generally increases as they age.

[Man_Over_Game]

Well, then, butter my biscuit. I was totally wrong about the whole estrogen thing. Still, after researching it, I can still barely find any decent amount of information on how it affects men, other than having too much of it means you have less testosterone. It seems our understanding of estrogen is much smaller than our understanding of testosterone. Which isn't saying much.

[Neko_Chan]

I don't think this is true. I'm bisexual, and my sex drive is low compared to what I read on here.

[Asker]

Low compared to other women?

[Asker]

How often would you want sex on average? (If you don't me asking.) More than once a week?

[Neko_Chan]

Yes 2-4 Times a week.

[Asker]

I'm not sure many girls would want it more often than that regularly.

[Neko_Chan]

I'm sure my sex drive is average, generally speaking, just not compared to a lot of women who I've seen posting about the same thing on here.

[Asker]

They might be guys...

[Neko_Chan]

I generally just assume they're women with high sex drives, but this is the internet, so who knows.

[Asker]

Maybe high sex drive women are disproportionately attracted to this site then...

[Asker]

Anyway, thanks for answering.

[Neko_Chan]

You're welcome.