An association between risk-taking behaviors and testosterone levels is well known. Serum testosterone levels were measured in a group of 78 male college students and their attitude toward safe-sex behaviors determined using a composite questionnaire and the UCLA Multidimensional Condom Attitudes Scale. Higher serum testosterone was positively correlated with higher scores on both scales, suggesting that young men may view safe sex behaviors as 'risky' despite reducing STI risk.
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van Anders, S. M. et al. Safer sex as the bolder choice: testosterone is positively correlated with safer sex behaviorally relevant attitudes in young men. J. Sex. Med. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02544.x
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Serum testosterone levels and risky business. Nat Rev Urol 9, 2 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2011.197
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2011.197