Mostly indifferent. Glad attention being drawn. Would prefer not linked to divisive administration. But once in place, inertia helps.
Nice to see you here.
Welcome to NOSTR. It's not as straightforward as what you may be used to, but no one can take it away from you either.
Welcome to NOSTR. It's not as straightforward as what you may be used to, but no one can take it away from you either.
Welcome to NOSTR. It's not as straightforward as what you may be used to, but no one can take it away from you either.
Welcome to NOSTR. It's not as straightforward as what you may be used to, but no one can take it away from you either.
GM
A little on the nose 
Random Internet doctor hopes you feel better soon, but of influenza, expect at least 7 days of feeling like crap, sometimes 14, with lingering cough for longer. It's one of the reasons I get the flu shot - even the 2-3 days I feel crappy after the shot are better than actually getting a real influenza infection.
I think you're referring to confirmation bias, which is what the original post called to my mind. I'm not sure the intent was to start a conversation about the ways our brains fool us, though. 😉
Interesting article: How China Became the World’s Largest Car Exporter https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/29/business/china-cars-sales-exports.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
Temporary stress will increase testosterone levels in men and can least to increased libido. Chronic stress actually decrease testosterone (an effect of sustained increase in cortisol production).
representative study: https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1550-2783-10-26
sorry, fell asleep. Valid points. Can only go by what patients tell me. I will say that I'm in primary care so see patients 3-4 times annually for years, so get to know them. And we talk about relationships and sex frequently, as it's part of health. And my partner is a gynecologist who has similar experiences to mine. All I'm saying is that there's no one right frequency for everyone nor biologically determined right frequency.
Just as you are certain you don't know, I'm certain I do. I've checked many, MANY, MANY, testosterone levels in my years. Sometimes it's relevant, sometimes it's not. The premise is the problem. I just don't see evidence that intercourse frequency is a biologically or hormonally contingent reality. It's an emergent phenomenon of which hormone levels play a part, but they're not the whole story, or even frankly the biggest part.
I'm always skeptical it's normative statements in regards to this given the spectrum and data. But I will defend the revealed biological truth that libido varies with age and, generally speaking, intercourse frequency declines with age. But sex is behavioral, too, and tied to our values and what we conceive of as "the good life". So, yes, hormones to manipulate our biochemistry to align with what we conceive of the good life are available. I'm just skeptical and wary of implying this as somehow better or more right than couples who choose other ways of maintaining balance. Masturbating, oral sex, etc.


