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Study: Sexual Desire is in Your Genes

JamesSavik

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I take a look at a number of scientific jounals every month to see what is new. I thought I might share this as it might be of interest. The material is OK as I have cited it and created links to its source.

 

Your thoughts and impressions are welcome of course.

 

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Study: Sexual Desire is in Your Genes

 

By LiveScience Staff

May 29, 2006

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Your sexual desire or lack thereof could be in your genes, scientists announced today. The discovery might change how psychologists view sexuality.

 

The researchers found that individual differences in human sexual desire can be attributed to genetic variations. The study is the first to provide data to show that common variations in the sequence of DNA impact on sexual desire, arousal and function, the researchers said.

 

The scientists, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, examined the DNA of 148 healthy male and female university students and compared the results with questionnaires asking for the students' self-descriptions of their sexual desire, arousal and sexual function. They found a correlation between variants in a gene called the D4 receptor and the students' self-reports on sexuality.

 

The results suggest that low sexual desire might be a normal biological condition rather than a psychological problem, the researchers say. Further, it might be possible to develop drugs to alter sexual desire based on the new findings.

 

The research was led by Richard Ebstein and was published in the online version of the journal Molecular Psychiatry. [see abstract below]

 

 

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Molecular Psychiatry (2006) 11, 427

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Camy

Camy 57

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It's a sound premise.

 

My sexual desire is definitely in my jeans. :P

JamesSavik

JamesSavik 24,741

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It's a sound premise.

 

My sexual desire is definitely in my jeans. :P

 

 

That's funny. Mine has always been in some one elses jeans! :devil:

shadows

shadows 1

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It's a sound premise.

 

My sexual desire is definitely in my jeans. :P

That's funny. Mine has always been in some one elses jeans! :devil:

 

 

Generally, I'm in favor of discarding the clothing, but to each their own...

AFriendlyFace

AFriendlyFace 191

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It's a sound premise.

 

My sexual desire is definitely in my jeans. :P

:lol:

 

It's a sound premise.

 

My sexual desire is definitely in my jeans. :P

That's funny. Mine has always been in some one elses jeans! :devil:

:lmao:

 

It's a sound premise.

 

My sexual desire is definitely in my jeans. :P

That's funny. Mine has always been in some one elses jeans! :devil:

Generally, I'm in favor of discarding the clothing, but to each their own...

:funny:

 

LOL You guys! :boy:

 

Personally as far as the whole "Nature vs. Nurture" debate goes I've always favoured "Nurture". I like to think that I am responsible for the way I am (or at least my experiences and reactions are). Of course in all fairness I concede that it's more likely a 50-50 scenario, but I tend to prefer things that highlight the importance of experience and personal choice. I realize this isn't an especially popular position to take in the gay community, but personally I never thought it particularly mattered "why" in the first place, and I think I would have chosen to be gay given the choice. I know I'd chose to remain so given the option.

 

Anyway it's a very interesting article, and even if it doesn't fall in line with what I like to think, I do "believe" it.

 

Thanks for sharing it with us, James. Have an awesome day and take care!

 

Kevin

JamesSavik

JamesSavik 24,741

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There may be some confusion over the thesis of this article. By sexual desire, the authors refer to libido- not orientation.

 

In the debate between nature and nurture on the origin of homosexuality, I base my argument on experience rather than experiment. If it couldn't be beaten out of me, it had to be nature.

 

I would have no sooner chosen to be gay than to grab a red-hot pot on a stove. The pain involved would have been quite enough incentive to make a different "choice".

AFriendlyFace

AFriendlyFace 191

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There may be some confusion over the thesis of this article. By sexual desire, the authors refer to libido- not orientation.

Oh I know, I just drifted from the point a bit.

In the debate between nature and nurture on the origin of homosexuality, I base my argument on experience rather than experiment. If it couldn't be beaten out of me, it had to be nature.

well it could be that after whatever unique environmental factors go into it there's no going back.

I would have no sooner chosen to be gay than to grab a red-hot pot on a stove. The pain involved would have been quite enough incentive to make a different "choice".

:hug::hug::hug:

Coming Undone

Coming Undone 0

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Hi James

 

Interesting study. I also agree with your post. For me there was never any other path to take nor do I think I would want one.

 

BTW it's raining again! ugh! I 'm inflating the rubber boat as I type this. Hahahaha

 

Later

Eric

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