| Title: | Scent of a woman: men's testosterone responses to olfactory ovulation cues |
| Address: | "Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301, USA. smiller@psy.fsu.edu" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1467-9280 (Electronic) 0956-7976 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Adaptationist models of human mating provide a useful framework for identifying subtle, biologically based mechanisms influencing cross-gender social interaction. In line with this framework, the current studies examined the extent to which olfactory cues to female ovulation--scents of women at the peak of their reproductive fertility--influence endocrinological responses in men. Men in the current studies smelled T-shirts worn by women near ovulation or far from ovulation (Studies 1 and 2) or control T-shirts not worn by anyone (Study 2). Men exposed to the scent of an ovulating woman subsequently displayed higher levels of testosterone than did men exposed to the scent of a nonovulating woman or a control scent. Hence, olfactory cues signaling women's levels of reproductive fertility were associated with specific endocrinological responses in men--responses that have been linked to sexual behavior and the initiation of romantic courtship" |
| Keywords: | Adolescent Courtship/psychology *Cues Female Humans Male *Ovulation Sex Attractants/*physiology Sexual Behavior/physiology Smell/*physiology Testosterone/*blood Young Adult; |
| Notes: | "MedlineMiller, Saul L Maner, Jon K eng 2010/04/29 Psychol Sci. 2010 Feb; 21(2):276-83. doi: 10.1177/0956797609357733. Epub 2009 Dec 22" |
