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It's not just about the ability to conceive though. Testosterone is a hormone that has very wide ranging effects.[0] The regulation of sex-drive alone could hav
by Aerroon 6y ago
It's not just about the ability to conceive though. Testosterone is a hormone that has very wide ranging effects.[0] The regulation of sex-drive alone could have an impact on the fertility rate.
[0] https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/understanding-how-testosterone-affects-men https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/underst...
- toomuchtodo 6y agoI think this overthinks the situation. Kids are an expensive luxury in first world countries, which many can’t afford and a proportion who can don’t want them. At the same time, in environments with easy access to contraceptives and where women are educated and empowered, the fertility rate falls without fail (per Our World In Data). https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate
- Angostura 6y agoI think even with reduced sex drive, the chances are that you would still be able to have sex successfully at least 3 times in your fertile life. The "issue" – and lets face it, a gradual, managed decline in population is just what the Earth ordered – is that we have collectively decided we would like fewer kids and are deploying birth control.