▁difference ▁in ▁conc ord ance ▁of ▁sexual ▁ar ous al , ▁such ▁that ▁men ▁have ▁a ▁higher ▁level ▁of ▁conc ord ance ▁between ▁gen ital ▁and ▁subject ive ▁sexual ▁respond ing ▁than ▁women ▁do . ▁Some ▁research ers ▁argue ▁that ▁this ▁gender ▁difference ▁can ▁be ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁method ▁used ▁to ▁assess ▁gen ital ▁respond ing ▁in ▁women . ▁There ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁difference ▁in ▁women ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁perce ive ▁internal ▁versus ▁external ▁gen ital ▁eng org ement ▁subject ively , ▁as ▁measured ▁by ▁v ag inal ▁phot ople th ys m ography ▁( V PG ) ▁and ▁therm ography ▁respectively . ▁Ch ivers ▁and ▁colle agues ▁found ▁that ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁conc ord ance ▁was ▁more ▁similar ▁when ▁therm ography ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁measure ▁of ▁gen ital ▁sexual ▁ar ous al ▁than ▁when ▁V PG ▁was ▁used . ▁However , ▁few ▁studies ▁using ▁therm ography ▁have ▁been ▁conducted ▁and ▁further ▁research ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁the ▁gender ▁difference ▁in ▁conc ord ance ▁is ▁a ▁measurement ▁artifact ▁or ▁a ▁true ▁phenomen on . ▁ ▁H orm ones ▁ ▁Several ▁h orm ones ▁affect ▁sexual ▁ar ous al , ▁including ▁test oster one , ▁cort is ol , ▁and ▁est rad i ol . ▁However , ▁the ▁specific ▁roles ▁of ▁these ▁h orm ones ▁are ▁not ▁clear . ▁Test oster one ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁commonly ▁studied ▁h orm one ▁involved ▁with ▁sexual ity . ▁It ▁plays ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁sexual ▁ar ous al