Abesifazane emhlabeni wonke baye bathi iminyaka eminingi abantu besifazane bebuyela ezinganeni njalo lapho begula, ngokuyisisekelo bebenza bakwazi ukuzinakekela noma ngisho nokuphuma embhedeni ukuze bathole isiphuzo samanzi. Konke lokhu ngenkathi kulindeleke ukuthi omkabo noma izintombi zabo ngeke baphuthelwe bese begcina indlu isebenza kahle noma igula noma cha.
Ngesinye isikhathi eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, othile wakha igama elithi "umkhuhlane womuntu" ukuze achaze lesi simo.
Kodwa ingabe lokhu okuthiwa "umkhuhlane womuntu" into yangempela noma nje into ethile umfazi ophelelwe yiphupho aphuze ukuze achaze ukukhathazeka komyeni wakhe njalo lapho egula? Ingabe lokhu kusabela ekuguleni kuvamile kakhulu kubantu kunabesifazane? Noma kungenzeka yini ukuthi amadoda empeleni agula kaningi kunabesifazane?
Njengoba kuvela, kukhona ucwaningo oluphikisanayo uma kuziwa ukuthi noma ngabe "ukukhulelwa komuntu" kuyinto ngempela. Kubuye kuxhomeke ekuchazeni kwakho nasekuchazeni leli gama. Uma uyibheka kuphela ngokubheka "amadoda ekhononda ngokugula ngaphezu kwabesifazane," kungenzeka kube khona iqiniso kuwo. Noma uma ubheka "amadoda empeleni abagula kakhulu kunabesifazane," kungase kube khona iqiniso nakulokho. Kodwa yisiphi isigaba "umkhuhlane womuntu" owela ngaphansi? Ngicabanga ukuthi le mpikiswano iyaxolisa.
Yebo, Kuyiqiniso
Ucwaningo oluthile lwenziwe ukuthi kukhombisa ukuthi amadoda agula kaningi kunabesifazane ngoba anezivikeli zomzimba ezibuthakathaka.
Uma amadoda ejwayele ukugula ngenxa yokuthi imizimba yabo ayikwazi ukulwa nezifo, kungenzeka ukuthi amadoda azizwa kabi kaningi kunabesifazane futhi abelane ngalezo zikhalazo nabantu abasondelene nabo.
UDkt. Amanda Ellison, isazi sezinkanyezi eDurham University uye wabika ukuthi amadoda anemibhede engaphezulu yokushisa ebusweni babo, okusho ukuthi bangase bazizwe bebi kakhulu uma begula ngenxa yokuthi lawo mafutha okushisa aphakamisa izinga lokushisa komzimba emzamweni wokulwa namagciwane ezama ukuhlasela.
Yile ndlela nokuthi kungani sithola imfiva lapho sigula futhi kungenzeka ukuthi uma amadoda enama-receptors amaningi, angase abe nomuzwa obi nakakhulu uma egula. Kodwa-ke, njengoba ubuhlungu nemicabango ejwayelekile iyingqondo, akunakwenzeka ukuqhathanisa umuntu oyedwa komunye.
Cha akunjalo
Ehlangothini le-flip lempikiswano, ucwaningo e-Australia empeleni lubonise ukuthi amadoda akhononda ngokugula kancane kancane kunabesifazane. Lapho befunda abantu abangaphezu kuka-1000, abacwaningi bathola ukuthi amadoda ayenqikazi ukwabelana nabanye izimpawu zabo, ngisho nakancane ukutshela abangane nabasebenza nabo futhi benqabe ukuthatha imithi yokwelapha .
Yiqiniso, akekho kulezi zifundo ebheka ukuthi amadoda angagqilazi yini izimpawu zabo uma egula. Ngeshwa, lokho kuyinto enzima (uma kungenakwenzeka) ukutadisha, ngakho-ke angeke sikwazi.
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Umuntu Uhlamba Inkolelo-mlando: Isifundo Esisha Sikhombisa Ezempilo Nezesayensi 10 Jun 13. I-Australia. 26 Aug 13.