25 Getting Married Saps Your Testosterone Getting Married Saps Your Testosterone Science & Tech  (tags: humans, men, Africa, testosterone levels, marry ) Eduardo - 4140 days ago - newscientist.com Ariaal men remain single "warriors" until they are around 30, at which time they marry one or more women. those with one wife had lower levels of the hormone than unmarried men, and men with more than one wife had the lowest levels of all. add comment send green star

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Eduardo L (101) Thursday October 18, 2007, 3:19 pm Testosterone levels are lower among married men probably because they are investing less in mating effort. Or to put it another way, they no longer have to compete for mates. | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.

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