Porn or prescriptions?

min0 lee · 05-21-2009, 06:47 AM

What Fixes Low Testosterone Best: Meds or Porn? | Newsweek Health | Newsweek.com

Rx vs. XXX
The makers of a testosterone supplement are launching a national campaign touting the youth-enhancing benefits of their product. But there may be a cheaper, less clinical solution to low hormone levels.

Tony Dokoupil
Newsweek Web Exclusive
May 20, 2009 | Updated: 12:39 p.m. ET May 20, 2009
Porn or prescriptions? It hardly sounds likes a typical fork in the road. But it's the choice that middle-aged American men males apparently may face if they suffer from symptoms of low testosterone—as around five million men do, a figure that seems to be growing along with male girths, diabetes and the aging boomer generation.

At issue are competing claims about the testosterone-hiking benefits of medication versus manual labor of the most private kind. The case for pornography derives from research showing that adult fare can help restore a sapped male mojo. Monkeys that see sexually active females register as much as a 400 percent jump in testosterone (nature's own performance-enhancing drug) promoting lean muscle and quick recovery times, according to the Yerkes Center for Primate Research at Emory University. In humans, German researchers have found that just having an erection is enough to spur testosterone levels. it makes no difference whether a man is watching sex on a screen or having it in real life, his testosterone levels will go up. Just having an erection, in fact, is enough to spur production.

Such findings, along with work that shows family life to be a drain on testosterone levels, prompted Rutgers University sex researcher Helen Fisher to advise this month that males in the "captivity situation"-her term for married with kids-"go on the Internet and look at porn" as a kind of hormone-replacement therapy. "[Porn] drives up dopamine levels, which drives up your testosterone," she tells NEWSWEEK, while kissing your wife or hugging your kids drives it down.

Competing with your Playboy subscription, however, are prescription drugs-including the futuristic sounding AndroGel, a testosterone foam that hormone-challenged men have been rubbing on their bodies for almost a decade. More than 10 million prescriptions have been filled in that time, and now the maker, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, is trying to raise its legal steroid to a Viagra-level of visibility, making "Low T" as recognizable a phrase as "E.D."

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Little Wing · 05-21-2009, 11:37 PM

he must have an ugly wife.

Little Wing · 05-21-2009, 11:41 PM

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But why not prescribe porn (or sex) to solve the "Low T" pandemic? Porn is cheap, readily available and has the added benefit of helping you reach cloud nine. But your wife probably won't appreciate it (a third of women consider porn to be cheating), you can't do it at work (at least 40 percent of employees busted for misusing the Web are looking at porn) and it could be habit-forming (more than one in 10 users develop an addiction). All that's according to therapist Wendy Maltz, co-author of "The Porn Trap." "Yes it's effective, yes it's powerful, yes it can produce a host of feel-good chemicals but the costs are extraordinary," she says, rattling off a list that includes rampant self-loathing, alienation from one's partner and a penchant for dangerously rough sex.

The FDA-approved Web site for AndroGel reads like the solution to every possible age-related anxiety a weekend warrior might have: "improvement in energy, sexual desire, sexual function, and mood within 1 month," as well as "more muscle mass and decreased body fat within 3 months." The fine print, of course, tells a different story: possible acne, sweating, dizziness, gynecomastia (breast growth in males), unseemly hair, sensitive testicles and an intriguing yet unexplained "penis disorder." Oh, and maybe fewer visits to cloud nine. That might be the deal breaker.

gordon37 · 05-25-2009, 11:21 AM

Lets jut say she's not an oil painting!

T_man · 05-25-2009, 04:02 PM

so i really can build muscle by wanking. great

05-21-2009, 06:47 AM	#1
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	Porn or prescriptions? What Fixes Low Testosterone Best: Meds or Porn? \| Newsweek Health \| Newsweek.com Rx vs. XXX The makers of a testosterone supplement are launching a national campaign touting the youth-enhancing benefits of their product. But there may be a cheaper, less clinical solution to low hormone levels. Tony Dokoupil Newsweek Web Exclusive May 20, 2009 \| Updated: 12:39 p.m. ET May 20, 2009 Porn or prescriptions? It hardly sounds likes a typical fork in the road. But it's the choice that middle-aged American men males apparently may face if they suffer from symptoms of low testosterone—as around five million men do, a figure that seems to be growing along with male girths, diabetes and the aging boomer generation. At issue are competing claims about the testosterone-hiking benefits of medication versus manual labor of the most private kind. The case for pornography derives from research showing that adult fare can help restore a sapped male mojo. Monkeys that see sexually active females register as much as a 400 percent jump in testosterone (nature's own performance-enhancing drug) promoting lean muscle and quick recovery times, according to the Yerkes Center for Primate Research at Emory University. In humans, German researchers have found that just having an erection is enough to spur testosterone levels. it makes no difference whether a man is watching sex on a screen or having it in real life, his testosterone levels will go up. Just having an erection, in fact, is enough to spur production. Such findings, along with work that shows family life to be a drain on testosterone levels, prompted Rutgers University sex researcher Helen Fisher to advise this month that males in the "captivity situation"-her term for married with kids-"go on the Internet and look at porn" as a kind of hormone-replacement therapy. "[Porn] drives up dopamine levels, which drives up your testosterone," she tells NEWSWEEK, while kissing your wife or hugging your kids drives it down. Competing with your Playboy subscription, however, are prescription drugs-including the futuristic sounding AndroGel, a testosterone foam that hormone-challenged men have been rubbing on their bodies for almost a decade. More than 10 million prescriptions have been filled in that time, and now the maker, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, is trying to raise its legal steroid to a Viagra-level of visibility, making "Low T" as recognizable a phrase as "E.D." more........ How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

05-21-2009, 11:37 PM	#2
Little Wing Mommmmmm, turn it down!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 23,757 Photos: 191	he must have an ugly wife. "MUSCLE IS TRULY GUARANTEED IF YOU WILL HONESTLY work out to BE YOUR VERY BEST - GO FOR IT!!! BECAUSE YOU CAN!!!!!! Take Care, John H."

05-21-2009, 11:41 PM	#3
Little Wing Mommmmmm, turn it down!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 23,757 Photos: 191	from article... But why not prescribe porn (or sex) to solve the "Low T" pandemic? Porn is cheap, readily available and has the added benefit of helping you reach cloud nine. But your wife probably won't appreciate it (a third of women consider porn to be cheating), you can't do it at work (at least 40 percent of employees busted for misusing the Web are looking at porn) and it could be habit-forming (more than one in 10 users develop an addiction). All that's according to therapist Wendy Maltz, co-author of "The Porn Trap." "Yes it's effective, yes it's powerful, yes it can produce a host of feel-good chemicals but the costs are extraordinary," she says, rattling off a list that includes rampant self-loathing, alienation from one's partner and a penchant for dangerously rough sex. The FDA-approved Web site for AndroGel reads like the solution to every possible age-related anxiety a weekend warrior might have: "improvement in energy, sexual desire, sexual function, and mood within 1 month," as well as "more muscle mass and decreased body fat within 3 months." The fine print, of course, tells a different story: possible acne, sweating, dizziness, gynecomastia (breast growth in males), unseemly hair, sensitive testicles and an intriguing yet unexplained "penis disorder." Oh, and maybe fewer visits to cloud nine. That might be the deal breaker. "MUSCLE IS TRULY GUARANTEED IF YOU WILL HONESTLY work out to BE YOUR VERY BEST - GO FOR IT!!! BECAUSE YOU CAN!!!!!! Take Care, John H."

05-25-2009, 04:02 PM	#5
T_man Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 1,244 Photos: 1	so i really can build muscle by wanking. great Cheat on your girlfriend, not on your meal.

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05-25-2009, 11:21 AM	#4
gordon37 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: london Posts: 20	Lets jut say she's not an oil painting!