“Spring, spring, time for love,” the great poet wrote, although he immediately stipulated that “languid excitement” has a downside. Does libido really awaken with nature and how to translate the "boredom and languor" accompanying the off-season into a positive direction of relations.
It was Cupid and Cupid who looked after the love passions of poets, and the gods of modern scientists are hormones. "Chemical cocktail" determines almost all areas of our lives - from success in school and sports to feelings and sexual emotions. With bright spring rays, serotonin begins to be more actively produced, which is responsible for a good mood, optimism and attraction to the opposite sex. In addition, sunbathing activates the synthesis of vitamin D, which affects the production of the main desire hormone testosterone. At the same time, the level of the "sleep hormone" - melatonin, which, on the contrary, slows down the production of testosterone and suppresses desire, decreases. Finally, the increase in temperature outside and spring walks contribute to the release of “pleasure hormones” of endorphins, the constant companions of lovers.
It is curious that the fair sex is more susceptible to the spring "chemistry of love", but not because the girls are more temperamental. Rather, the opposite is true: the male body produces testosterone more stably, maintaining libido in an almost constant tone, while the hormonal background of a woman is a much more subtle matter; it fluctuates under the influence of many factors, from the monthly cycle to the weather outside the window.