I have a male and a female. I lucked out in that at 7-years-old that male has never gotten defensive or aggressively hormonal. However. I pay attention to body language - when he's wagging his tail and shrugging me off I keep handling to the minimum necessary and with caution. I use my tapper to keep his head away from me
The girl is just just nervous. I would not be surprised if she turn around and nails me one day.