ArticlePloS one2018
No relationship between autistic traits and salivary testosterone concentrations in men from the general population.
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- Effects of oxytocin administration on salivary sex hormone levels in autistic and neurotypical women.Molecular autism · 2020Trial
- Examining androgen and estrogen profiles during pubertal development in autistic and neurotypical girls.Hormones and behavior · 2025Article
- The intersection and developmental trajectory of morning cortisol and testosterone in autistic and neurotypical youth.Molecular autism · 2025Article
- Analysis of salivary steroid hormones in boys with autism spectrum disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Salivary testosterone in male and female youth with and without autism spectrum disorder: considerations of development, sex, and diagnosis.Molecular autism · 2022Article
- Medical symptoms and conditions in autistic women.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2022Article
- Alteration of the steroidogenesis in boys with autism spectrum disorders.Translational psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
It is suggested that testosterone may play a part in the higher prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in males compared to females. Previous studies have reported elevated postnatal testosterone levels in children and women with ASD but not in men. We compared levels of salivary testosterone across 67 undergraduate males (Mage 19.5 yrs, SD 1.92) selected for low, mid-range and high levels of autistic traits assessed using the Autism-spectrum Quotient. Analyses revealed no significant differences in testosterone concentrations across the three groups. The current data add to the increasing evidence for the lack of relationship between autistic traits and postnatal levels of testosterone in men.
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