# Androsterone a Major Factor in Sexual Desire

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/androsterone-a-major-factor-in-sexual-desire/63388>\
**Category:** Studies & Abstracts\
**Created:** [December 3, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/androsterone-a-major-factor-in-sexual-desire/63388 "2014-12-03T01:41:13Z")\
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Scientists measured cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of several steroids and monoamine metabolites and found low androsterone levels to be the major correlate of decreased sexual desire in Men.  
[JAMA Network | JAMA Psychiatry | Monoamines and Neurosteroids in Sexual Function During Induced Hypogonadism in Healthy Men](http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=209516)