Lagrimas
08-30-2004, 08:31 PM
I originally sent this as a private message to jkohl when he posted a response to
someone's post with a link to one of his papers. I read the paper and had a few questions... he hasn't responded
back to my private message yet so I assume he's too busy to answer. So I decided to post it here to see what
everyone had to say. If you have any answers, I'd be interested in hearing them... anyway, here's the private
message I sent:
Hello, I'm 18 years old and have been reading the posts on the love-scent forum
for a few weeks now. You posted a link to one of your papers, "Integrating Neuroendocrinology and Ethology"
in one of your posts which I read over and found very interesting... I have a few questions.
You mention that
androstenol quickly changes to androstenone when produced by humans. Do the products on love-scent also follow suit?
Does the androstenol in SoE, for example, quickly change to androstenone in a matter of 20 minutes after being
applied?
Tell me if I am correct, it seems from your paper that the only time androstenone
is beneficial to a male trying to attract a female is when she is ovulating, otherwise the smell of androstenone
seems unattractive to a female. Now a question, does androstenol still seem appealing to a female even while she is
ovulating? If so, then is androstenol or androstenone more appealing to a female at time of ovulation? It seems
clear that androstenol is far more appealing to a female than androstenone when the female is not
ovulating.
Based on the information in your paper, if a male does not know the ovulation
stage of a female or is coming into close contact with many females, is it advantageous to be wearing androstenol
pheremones since it is more likely that the woman will not be ovulating and therefore, androstenone would only be
unpleasant to the female whereas androstenol would increase the perceived attractiveness of the male to the
female?
Thanks very much for taking the time to read and answer my
questions.
So, that was my e-mail... the link to the paper
is here:
http://www.nel.edu/22_5/NEL220501R01_Review.htm
Thanks to all who take the time to read and respond!
someone's post with a link to one of his papers. I read the paper and had a few questions... he hasn't responded
back to my private message yet so I assume he's too busy to answer. So I decided to post it here to see what
everyone had to say. If you have any answers, I'd be interested in hearing them... anyway, here's the private
message I sent:
Hello, I'm 18 years old and have been reading the posts on the love-scent forum
for a few weeks now. You posted a link to one of your papers, "Integrating Neuroendocrinology and Ethology"
in one of your posts which I read over and found very interesting... I have a few questions.
You mention that
androstenol quickly changes to androstenone when produced by humans. Do the products on love-scent also follow suit?
Does the androstenol in SoE, for example, quickly change to androstenone in a matter of 20 minutes after being
applied?
Tell me if I am correct, it seems from your paper that the only time androstenone
is beneficial to a male trying to attract a female is when she is ovulating, otherwise the smell of androstenone
seems unattractive to a female. Now a question, does androstenol still seem appealing to a female even while she is
ovulating? If so, then is androstenol or androstenone more appealing to a female at time of ovulation? It seems
clear that androstenol is far more appealing to a female than androstenone when the female is not
ovulating.
Based on the information in your paper, if a male does not know the ovulation
stage of a female or is coming into close contact with many females, is it advantageous to be wearing androstenol
pheremones since it is more likely that the woman will not be ovulating and therefore, androstenone would only be
unpleasant to the female whereas androstenol would increase the perceived attractiveness of the male to the
female?
Thanks very much for taking the time to read and answer my
questions.
So, that was my e-mail... the link to the paper
is here:
http://www.nel.edu/22_5/NEL220501R01_Review.htm
Thanks to all who take the time to read and respond!