Male Perspiration Brightens Women's Moods - Study

Reuters ^ | 3/14/03

[LibWhacker]

Fri March 14, 2003 01:14 PM ET PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Sweating it out over a big date this weekend? If you're a guy, that could be just the ticket, according to a human biology study released on Friday. Biologists at the University of Pennsylvania said they found male perspiration had a surprisingly beneficial effect on women's moods. It helps reduce stress, induces relaxation and even affects the menstrual cycle.

"This suggests there may be much more going on in social settings like singles' bars than meets the eye," said Charles Wysocki, an adjunct professor of animal biology at Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine.

In a study to be published in the journal Biology of Reproduction, researchers collected samples from the underarms of men who refrained from using deodorant for four weeks. The extracts were then blended and applied to the upper lips of 18 women, aged 25 to 45.

The women rated their moods on a fixed scale for a period of six hours. The findings suggested something in the perspiration brightened their moods and helped them feel less tense. Blood analyzes also showed a rise in levels of the reproductive luteinizing hormone that typically surge before ovulation.

Wysocki, a study co-author, said the research could point to a "chemical communication" subtext between the sexes that enables men and women to coordinate their reproductive efforts subliminally.

There was no sign women were sexually aroused by male perspiration. In fact, the women never suspected they had men's sweat under their noses and believed they were helping to test alcohol, perfume or lemon floor wax.

"The study was done in quite a sterile environment. It's not strange that they were not thinking sexual thoughts," said Wysocki. "In a more sensual setting, exposure to these odors might facilitate the emergence of sexual mood or feelings."

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers said the study could lead to new fertility therapies and treatments for premenstrual syndrome if the active agent in male perspiration could be isolated.

[seams2me]

It's just that we feel so turned on when we realize he finally cleared out the garage, carried out the trash, and mowed the grass. We catch a brief whiff of that "male perspiration" on his way to the shower, and we look forward to him emerging squeaky clean and ready for romance.

LOL

[Knuckle Sandwich Combo]

Your tax dollars at work!

[apackof2]

It's just that we feel so turned on when we realize he finally cleared out the garage,

Yup nothing sexier than a completed "honey-do" list!

[A_perfect_lady]

"...male perspiration had a surprisingly beneficial effect on women's moods.

You beat me to it. I read that and I was thinking, "Yeah, we associate it with yard work."

[Samwise]

ROFLMAO

[gov_bean_ counter]

U of Penn study on French citizens, right?

[Right Brother]

researchers collected samples from the underarms of men who refrained from using deodorant for four weeks.

So homeless guys should be getting all the dates.

[Knuckle Sandwich Combo]

There was no sign women were sexually aroused by male perspiration. In fact, the women never suspected they had men's sweat under their noses and believed they were helping to test alcohol, perfume or lemon floor wax.

In an adjacent experiment with human excrement, the women believed they were helping to test Baby Ruth bars and lemon Gatorade.

Too absurd!

[Illbay]

But men's flatulence takes them right down again.

[seams2me]

oh, you are SO right. That flatulence thing will do it everytime.

Wonder what the ages were included in the study. There is nothing more nauseating than the armpits of my 16 year old son.

GAAAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHH

[seams2me]

Yard work, house work, any kind of work in fact. :-)

[seams2me]

COMPLETED honey do list?????

I'm still hoping for a good START. :-)

[seams2me]

well....the study says they didn't use deodorant, it didn't say they weren't allowed to BATHE.

A clean man actually smells really good........and a little sweat just shows he's been busy making the world a nicer place for the women and kids.

[Orangedog]

and even affects the menstrual cycle.

Great! Now there's another thing that they can blame on us!

[Senator Goldwater]

"The extracts were then blended and applied to the upper lips of 18 women, aged 25 to 45."

No word yet on the relaxation effect of women extract on the upper lips of men.

[A_perfect_lady]

MMmmmm.... I love the smell of yard work in the morning! Nothing like the sensuous Saturday morning purr of the lawn mower... the sweet scent of oil on a man who's just fixed your car... come on, honey, do the little dance wearing nothing but a tool belt and a few strategically placed Home Depot receipts.... oh, baby.... is that a streak of trim paint on your hip?? ROWR!!

[mhking]

If I walk in the house sweaty, my wife simply points toward the bathroom...

[mhking]

For the woman who loves the smell of body odor in the morning...

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[A_perfect_lady]

Great! Now there's another thing that they can blame on us!

Like we needed a study...