Sex drive boosted by hormone kisspeptin in trials

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Sex drive boost in men and women from kisspeptin, trials suggest

Giving the hormone kisspeptin to men and women with low sex drive could help boost their sexual brain activity, two small trials suggest.

Not everyone is bothered by it, but when it becomes distressing, it can have devastating psychological and social impacts, Those taking part were hooked up to a kisspeptin drip and then, on another occasion, to a dummy drip, and their mood, behaviour and brain activity were analysed while watching erotic videos.Peter says the experience of lying in an MRI scanner watching erotic images while his erection was measured for the trial was "surreal".

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