Eli5: What causes a range of sex drive in different people?

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For example, men typically have a higher sex drive than women because of testosterone, but what’s the deal when it’s the other way around?

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It’s not true that men have a higher sex drive than women generally. Depends on the person, their hormonal mix at any given moment, their circumstances, etc. Upbringing and socialization play a role, and people can learn to tamp down and deny their urges, so in societies where female sex drive is considered a bad thing, women may work to ignore their sex drive more than men, making it seem like women have less of a need/desire for sex than men.

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