This article has more information about the study, and includes statements from the scientists trying to keep the journalists from jumping to conclusions:
http://www.livescience.com/17254-adolescent-sex-brain-development.html
"These results are very preliminary and should be used only to stimulate discussion about the role of early life experiences in humans in a general way," Weil said.
"In no way do these data bear directly on the issue of teenage abstinence," Weil stressed. "Much more research needs to be done in both human and animal models to understand how these types of experiences translate into changes in mood and physiology."
The basic science is that sexually active teen males have more testosterone, and because there brains are still forming, they are more likely to develop "male-typical" brains. Simple and true.
The crazy thing is, Fox news just made up the part about small penises. Read the Fox article, nowhere do they quote the scientist saying anything about penis size. In fact, increased testosterone during development would be correlated with larger penis size.
generals3 said:
What i do wonder, if we assume this study has any relevance, what about masturbation? Is it the process of sexual pleasuring or the act of having sex itself? (this would be useful to know to understand which factors would play a role in this "phenomenon", if it's true, which seems unlikely)
Masturbation produces less testosterone than sex with another person.
