cest lamour...
Posted on 02/13/2007 12:07:24 PM PST by xzins
Male Sweat Can Boost Arousal in Women From Associated Press February 12, 2007 9:26 PM EST BERKELEY, Calif. - A chemical in male sweat can boost mood, brain activity and sexual arousal in heterosexual women, according to a new study released just in time for Valentine's Day.
The study offers the first direct evidence that humans secrete a scent that can affect the physiology of the opposite sex, said researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. Their findings were published this week in The Journal of Neuroscience.
"This is the first time anyone has demonstrated that a change in women's hormonal levels is induced by sniffing an identified compound of male sweat," said study leader Claire Wyart, a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley. "There is much more going on than we think when we are smelling body odor."
The 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."
Expects you to shovel....I never...!
I just fire up the New Holland, drop the blade on the drive, and in about 2 shakes it's done. Then I do all my paths through the woods, my in-law's driveway, and a couple of the neighbors.
I'm insufferable when I get to fire up the New Holland.
No doubt, that's the Tool Time masculine in me that also unleashes those potent fragrances in my sweat.
It's a man's world!!
Wow, we're a 70 degrees right now. Expecting Severe T-Storms tonight. I heard the folks up in N. FL are on the look out for tornados because of a low pressure front sweeping over the state.
LOL.....
We are getting clobbered with snow also. Having a plow truck helps!!!!!! No shoveling for me!!!!
I just spoke with my daughter who lives near sunny 78 degree West Palm.
I feel sorry for those who don't have 4 real seasons.
Don't you?
:>)
Her crinkled up nose and urge to flee say no, but her eyes say, well, they say no too...
cest lamour...
Time to break out the Old Spice, including the whistled theme...
Why Women Should Love Fat Men
Weightwatchers | October 11th, 2005
Posted on 10/12/2005 4:35:20 PM EDT by laney
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