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Sunday, February 11, 2007The study conducted last year involved 48 undergraduate women who took 20 sniffs from a bottle containing androstadienone, a compound found in male perspiration and other bodily secretions. The researchers measured the women's levels of the stress hormone cortisol and compared them to the women's responses to a control odor. Cortisol levels in the women rose within about 15 minutes of inhaling the androstadienone scent and remained elevated for more than an hour, UC Berkeley researchers found. They also discovered that blood pressure, heart rate and breathing increased, mood improved and sexual arousal was boosted. While the compound can make women feel more positive and sexually aroused, it's still unclear how it affects their behavior, Wyart said. "Humans are more complex," she said. "You cannot expect them to have stereotypical responses like rodents." Surely, the man behind the sweat is just as important as the sweat. posted by Sydney on 2/11/2007 07:42:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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