Arch Sex Behav August 2017 PMID 28660433

Fetal Androgens and Human Sexual Orientation: Searching for the Elusive Link.

Vickie Pasterski

Mentions

29
Peak: 6 in Nov 2025
across 4 sources since Sep 2019

Extended reach

467,107
potential audience

Total likes

19,456

Video views

437,729

Mentions per month

Sep 2019 – Dec 2025

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter24 posts
  • Bluesky2 posts
  • YouTube2 videos
  • News1 articles

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The collection displays a high level of interest with multiple references to scientific videos and articles explaining hormonal influences on sexuality, such as mentions of prenatal testosterone and biological mechanisms affecting gender identity. The tone varies from supportive and informative to skeptical and critical, reflecting the complex, controversial nature of the topic and ongoing discussions about its scientific validity and social implications.

AgreementNeither agree nor disagree

The discussions reflect mixed opinions, with some affirming the biological basis of sexual orientation but others questioning or dismissing it, leading to an overall neutral stance.

InterestHigh interest

The posts show high interest, with many references to scientific research, videos, and discussions about the biological factors influencing sexuality.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts demonstrate active engagement through sharing sources, asking questions, and debating uses of scientific evidence, indicating deeper involvement with the topic.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions seem to contribute to ongoing debates about biological influences on gender and sexuality, possibly influencing perceptions but not yet resulting in widespread consensus.

Abstract in brief

  • The article explores the possible connection between fetal androgens (hormones like testosterone experienced in the womb) and human sexual orientation, suggesting that hormone exposure might influence whether someone is attracted to males or females.
  • It reviews scientific research and evidence that look for biological factors, particularly hormonal influences during critical development periods, to explain differences in sexual orientation.
  • The text highlights the complexity of this topic, emphasizing that while fetal hormones may play a role, human sexual orientation is likely influenced by a combination of biological, environmental, and psychological factors.]

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
Yang
@XR47P · X

@TriCrusader1911 @Zoraxe345 @HowlingBugQueen Brain Structure: https://t.co/q3TETSJGjl https://t.co/qUsEhbpqhc Digit ratio: https://t.co/WXKRKq905O Overall impact of hormone exposure during pregnancy: https://t.co/6SgsqIRz8s

May 30, 2025 · 5 likes · 3,135 followers View post →
Mountain Homo Ben
@FoxFoxM3 · X

https://t.co/TQFMW3rIq0

Nov 17, 2025 · 1 like · 7,525 followers View post →
Frank Davies
@frank3davies · X

@Ladylottebot @myrmidae I'll agree - he worked against Scottish independence. As to gender? I believe in terms of development we all start as female & testosterone converts some to male so a strict overall binary divide seems unlikely with the mechanism. https://t.co/kKt0PBgpxg

Sep 10, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 4,256 followers View post →
Lillian Tashi
@LillianTashi · X

https://t.co/kJMs7b9M5L Thank you @RemnantA15525 for making this video. Accurate, good information. We need to normalize femboys and tomboys again. I also partially agree with your opinion. The problem is there's just too many differences to have a unified support line for trans.

Nov 30, 2025 · 1 like · 243 followers View post →
Bag End Hobbit
@gre108 · X

@yohra_unit_4S It is a choice to indulge in these behaviors just like a kid with prenatal addiction does with substance abuse later in life. Doesn't mean you shouldn't have sympathy or not have a better understanding to help them. Great video was done on this https://t.co/F46Vj8gdlJ

Dec 5, 2025 · 1 like · 72 followers View post →
Spidey
@UltSpideyYT · X

@1porchmonkey @hayasaka_aryan @AFpost sure thing, remnant777 has another video but this is the one that cites the sources, he's very well spoken in both videos, theres also an interview with Doctor Nicolosi i believe on Lila Rose's show https://t.co/Etr453q1hn

Nov 9, 2025 · 1 like · 4 followers View post →

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Bag End Hobbit
@gre108 · X

@yohra_unit_4S It is a choice to indulge in these behaviors just like a kid with prenatal addiction does with substance abuse later in life. Doesn't mean you shouldn't have sympathy or not have a better understanding to help them. Great video was done on this https://t.co/F46Vj8gdlJ

Dec 5, 2025 · 1 like · 72 followers View post →
Lillian Tashi
@LillianTashi · X

https://t.co/kJMs7b9M5L Thank you @RemnantA15525 for making this video. Accurate, good information. We need to normalize femboys and tomboys again. I also partially agree with your opinion. The problem is there's just too many differences to have a unified support line for trans.

Nov 30, 2025 · 1 like · 243 followers View post →
Mountain Homo Ben
@FoxFoxM3 · X

https://t.co/TQFMW3rIq0

Nov 17, 2025 · 1 like · 7,525 followers View post →
Spidey
@UltSpideyYT · X

@GuglielmoMarin3 @pk13510 https://t.co/zADRKpphvX tell that to the LGB groups on twitter who insinuate the trans kids would've grown up to be gay they know what they're implying, and lying to people about their biology and how they're wired after going through enough abuse already is evil

Nov 11, 2025 · 4 followers View post →
Spidey
@UltSpideyYT · X

@RamenLoser @pk13510 https://t.co/zADRKpphvX here watch this with an open mind and without any biases

Nov 11, 2025 · 4 followers View post →
Spidey
@UltSpideyYT · X

@EasyToSpot @pk13510 "ineffective torture methods" https://t.co/zADRKpphvX i suggest you do research rather than fearmongering, already proves you're only defending it because you're biased talking to someone in a room about how they feel if those feelings are a result of abuse isn't 'torture'

Nov 11, 2025 · 4 followers View post →
Spidey
@UltSpideyYT · X

@1porchmonkey @hayasaka_aryan @AFpost sure thing, remnant777 has another video but this is the one that cites the sources, he's very well spoken in both videos, theres also an interview with Doctor Nicolosi i believe on Lila Rose's show https://t.co/Etr453q1hn

Nov 9, 2025 · 1 like · 4 followers View post →
Spidey
@UltSpideyYT · X

@atreiyuh @leonardaisfunE if that were truly the case, the helpers in the nest would not develop a sexuality at all, the point still stands, why is it the same sex and not none at all?

Oct 27, 2025 · 4 followers View post →
Grübber
@GStrunge20514 · X

@iDM_hz @thomascaiin As fontes do que eu falei: https://t.co/lVB7qyJeRF https://t.co/pYCL0uqQaS https://t.co/ZkrZxmoVTN https://t.co/FnQtYChNaF https://t.co/CFNEmIGdiU

Sep 14, 2025 · 50 followers View post →
AVGVSTVS
@JJGSCHERRER · X

@GBNEWS https://t.co/17grK2mqzH

Aug 26, 2025 · 171 followers View post →
the rod hero (Whimsical Conqueror)
@therodhero · X

Interesting https://t.co/9t9tXqRcFg

Jul 27, 2025 · 275 followers View post →
Kamen Rider Sailor
@Kamen_Sailor · X

Why Are People Trans According to Science? https://t.co/EnInPm3okI via @YouTube

Jul 27, 2025 · 289 followers View post →
ralb
@ralb_art · X

@AndyPantsGames A lot of them are the result of that, but it's not that simple. https://t.co/yMtklhuFvf

Jul 12, 2025 · 11 followers View post →
tymixnow.bsky.social
@tymixnow.bsky.social · Bluesky

I feel like i need your or somebody's commentary on this, because i cannot refute the claims well in my head, please make a response to: <https://youtu.be/wANXdrheQkE?si=tJICXxuciEVeA9qk>

Jul 3, 2025 View post →
flamenskall
@flamenskall.bsky.social · Bluesky

touchy subject especially for the month of upload youtu.be/wANXdrheQkE?... literally something no one else ever touches

Jun 3, 2025 View post →
Flamenskall
@Flamenskall2016 · X

i just found a channel that touches the part of science everyone else wants to sweep under the rug cuz it doesn't meet their narrative https://t.co/OW59MciyK5

Jun 3, 2025 · 207 followers View post →
Yang
@XR47P · X

@TriCrusader1911 @Zoraxe345 @HowlingBugQueen Brain Structure: https://t.co/q3TETSJGjl https://t.co/qUsEhbpqhc Digit ratio: https://t.co/WXKRKq905O Overall impact of hormone exposure during pregnancy: https://t.co/6SgsqIRz8s

May 30, 2025 · 5 likes · 3,135 followers View post →
Jayson ikenna
@HappyUmunze · X

@RayToluAyo @Hybrid_Ola Homosexuality in humans has to do with Prenatal testosterone, so when a baby is in the womb, if the baby receives more or less testosterone regardless of the gender of the baby, they are more likely to be attracted to the same gender this video explains it https://t.co/YWTC7CTmgA

May 25, 2025 · 102 followers View post →
Tori Alexander
@Torilynnalxnder · X

What Causes Homosexuality According to Science? https://t.co/rJ31LbnDaG via @YouTube

Dec 22, 2024 · 42 followers View post →
Lukas 54CZ
@L54cz · X

This explains it well. https://t.co/z8gpe0SUaY

Jun 5, 2024 · 169 followers View post →
Gheorghe
@GheorghexRO · X

https://t.co/vN30PcvpeH

May 25, 2024 · 471 followers View post →
SpiritCoulourGuy
@spiritcolourguy · X

What Causes Homosexuality According to Science? https://t.co/Jp63KzSvoR μέσω @YouTube

May 23, 2024 · 123 followers View post →
PirawrInk
@pirawrink · X

@kesuwuception i ve seen this video recently that this guy reminded me and i ll share (to be quick some biologic changes but biology, genes are only a base to module to our will, probably more due to envirenment.what i call the three factors social envirenment and genes) https://t.co/pLsWDBANSq

May 22, 2024 · 372 followers View post →
Dr. Rejoiner, #NotMovingOn,
@VinaigretteGirl · X

@Aaron_GDAC @bettytasticss Fetal hormone theory as an “explanation” for homosexuality in men is fraught (see https://t.co/2pD4E6YN5N, for example). But as DSDs are physiological and homosexuality is not a physiological pathology or disorder it isn’t a DSD.

Feb 10, 2023 · 5,018 followers View post →
Still Yes Scot
@StillYesScot · X

RT @frank3davies: @Ladylottebot @myrmidae I'll agree - he worked against Scottish independence. As to gender? I believe in terms of devel…

Sep 10, 2019 · 1 share · 6,814 followers View post →
Frank Davies
@frank3davies · X

@Ladylottebot @myrmidae I'll agree - he worked against Scottish independence. As to gender? I believe in terms of development we all start as female & testosterone converts some to male so a strict overall binary divide seems unlikely with the mechanism. https://t.co/kKt0PBgpxg

Sep 10, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 4,256 followers View post →
The Genetics and Hormonal | PDF | Epigenetics | Genetics
News

doi: 10.1007/s10508-015-0573-6. boys: genetic and ... Nugent BM, Wright CL, Shetty AC, Hodes GE, Lenz KM, Mahurkar A, doi: 10.1007/s10508-017-1021-6.

Dec 17, 2025 View →