O cheiro do suor ficaria diferente, e os níveis de testosterona masculinos sobem em função de sentir o cheiro de suor de camisas de mulheres ovulando, em comparação com mulheres não-ovulando. Queria depois ver mais sobre se eles sabiam quando ao que estavam sendo testados, se isso influencia.
Psychol Sci. 2010 Feb 1;21(2):276-83. Epub 2009 Dec 22.
Scent of a woman: men's testosterone responses to olfactory ovulation cues.
Miller SL, Maner JK.
Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301, USA. smiller@psy.fsu.edu
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.
"Cortejo romântico" é ótimo.
Junto com outro estudo que mostrava que strippers ovulando recebiam mais gorjetas, parece que não é tão real assim o estro oculto nas fêmeas humanas.
Tópico: Homens aparentemente podem detectar a ovulação pelo olfato (Lida 964 vezes)