Woman's Scent Can Lure Or Repel

BBC ^ | 1-15-2006

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Woman's scent can lure or repel

Men said the women's odour was most intense during menstruation

A woman's body odour can help her attract men when she is at her most fertile and repel them when she is not, scientists have said. According to a report in the journal Ethology, when a woman is at the most fertile part of the menstrual cycle her armpit odour is at its mildest.

But when she is having a period, and not ready for pregnancy, the smell changes to an acute, repellent odour.

The researchers studied 12 women who wore armpit pads for 24 hours a day.

A number of primate species display changes during their fertile period, but the majority of scientists believed that this was not the case with humans.

Subconscious cue

The 12 women were restricted from eating certain foods and from using deodorant or hormonal contraceptive.

They provided odour samples on the armpit pads, which were then presented to 42 men, who sniffed them and assessed the attractiveness of the scent.

"Axillary odour from women in the follicular phase was rated as the most attractive and least intense," the study's leader Dr Jan Havlicek, from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, said.

"The results suggest that body odour can be used by men as a cue to the fertile period in current or prospective sexual partners," he added.

A previous study by the same team suggested that women subconsciously prefer the aroma of dominant men when they are at the most fertile stage of the menstrual cycle.

Then the researchers asked 48 men to assess how dominant they felt.

The men then wore cotton pads in their armpits for 24 hours, which were subsequently presented to 65 women.

Those who were ovulating rated the "dominant" men as sexiest, but there was no similar pattern among women at other stages of their menstrual cycle.

[Fruitbat]

If you're rich she won't care either. :D

[Right Wing Assault]

Now let's slather deodorant and perfume on those pit pads and see if the guys can tell the difference.

[stands2reason]

I believe all the men that continually post Helen Thomas' picture are secretly attracted to her.

[FrdmLvr]

They provided odour samples on the armpit pads, which were then presented to 42 men, who sniffed them and assessed the attractiveness of the scent.

And I thought my job sucked!

[ladyjane]

You're right about that!

If she is in love with you, it makes no difference what you look like.

If you are rich, it makes no difference what you look like.

If you're poor and she still loves you, you're lucky.

[tflabo]

No thanks.....apply generous amounts of Arrid Extra Dry and wash those areas where the sun don't shine.

[unixfox]

Smell doen't matter, it's the green color of money that matters. It ALWAYS atracts them like flys.

[Matchett-PI]

"A beautiful girl wears a big diamond and says to her friend "This is the famous HOPE diamond!:" then pointing to an ugly short man, "And this is the curse that goes with it!" --- Or ---A short bald fat man sets at a bar talking to a sweet young thing He says, " I'm not really this tall. I'm setting on my wallet!"

[fieldmarshaldj]

I've always been attracted to used douchebags. =8-0

[Matchett-PI]

"I wonder how much this disgusting study cost."

Yeah --- although it doesn't appear that it was much more high tech than this one:

[connectthedots]

A few few years ago, a speaker who was bald remarked that he wasn't wasting his testosterone growing hair. I replied, "Some of us have plenty to spare."

[stopsign]

I'm trying to think how much you'd have to pay me to do that........

They pay you to smell pretty women?!!

Where do ya sign up?!!... : ) <<< me

[stands2reason]

Maybe that's what's wrong with me. I eloped, and never had any wedding cake. :-)

[cyborg]

ping

[stands2reason]

They're talking about ARMPITS, people!!!!

[stands2reason]

I've heard that uhhhh... men's emissions are tastier if the emissee is a vegan. Never confirmed myself, however.

[Petronski]

Rejected NJ Tourism slogan:


Jersey: Kiss her where it stinks!

[cyborg]

oh petronski...bad! Where's the soap!

[fieldmarshaldj]

You asking for volunteers ? ;-)

[nuconvert]

No, I don't think you even get to see the women. You only get to smell the cloth or cotton pad that soaks up their pit perspiration.
Still want to sign up?