Close

Results 1 to 10 of 10
  1. #1
    BDC Concepts Chemo (BDC Concepts)'s Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2004
    Posts
    181
    Rep Power
    7334

    Default Pheromones on female ratings of attractiveness: oral contraceptives and the menstrual

    visit-red-300x50PNG
    Quote Originally Posted by Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2002

    Aug;23(4):291-7
    Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2002 Aug;23(4):291-7. Related Articles, Links

    Effects of

    putative male pheromones on female ratings of male attractiveness: influence of oral contraceptives and the

    menstrual cycle.


    Thorne F, Neave N, Scholey A, Moss M, Fink B.

    Human Cognitive Neuroscience Unit,

    Division of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

    Previous research has revealed that

    natural and synthetic pheromones can enhance ratings of opposite sex attractiveness. The present study investigated

    the effects of exposure to male axillary secretions on female ratings of the sexual attractiveness of male stimuli.

    Thirty-two female undergraduates, half of whom were contraceptive pill users, rated male vignette characters and

    photographs of male faces on aspects of attractiveness. On two separate study days, corresponding to different

    phases of their menstrual cycle, stimuli were presented while exposed to male axillary pheromones and under a

    control condition (no pheromone). The order of testing was balanced with respect to pheromone/control condition and

    menstrual cycle phase. Pheromone exposure resulted in significantly higher attractiveness ratings of vignette

    characters and faces. Use of the contraceptive pill or menstrual cycle phase had equivocal effects on some vignette

    items and neither had any influence on female ratings of male facial attractiveness. The results of this study

    suggest that exposure to natural male axillary pheromones can significantly enhance female perceptions of various

    aspects of male attractiveness
    .
    ...for all the college people in the crowd

    It's a

    small sample group but the results are significant.

    Bobby

  2. #2
    Doctor of Scentology DrSmellThis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    Oregon
    Posts
    6,233
    Rep Power
    8665

    Default

    Yep, bread and butter stuff.

    Great for newbies to be aware of. Thanks for helping.
    DrSmellThis (creator of P H E R O S)

  3. #3
    BDC Concepts Chemo (BDC Concepts)'s Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2004
    Posts
    181
    Rep Power
    7334

    Default

    I know it's pretty

    basic but like you said...not everyone that makes their way to the pheromone mecca that is Love-scent comes with a

    vast knowledge base. On the contrary, most will arrive with questions and shadowy doubts. Hopefully a few posts

    like that from peer reviewed sources will help guide their decision.

    Bobby

  4. #4
    Doctor of Scentology DrSmellThis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    Oregon
    Posts
    6,233
    Rep Power
    8665

    Default

    Absolutely. An informed grass

    roots membership is in everyone's best interest. Thanks again.
    DrSmellThis (creator of P H E R O S)

  5. #5
    Moderator belgareth's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Lower Slovobia
    Posts
    7,961
    Rep Power
    8515

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Chemo (BDC Concepts)
    I

    know it's pretty basic but like you said...not everyone that makes their way to the pheromone mecca that is

    Love-scent comes with a vast knowledge base. On the contrary, most will arrive with questions and shadowy doubts.

    Hopefully a few posts like that from peer reviewed sources will help guide their decision.

    Bobby
    I

    know that when I came here it was with a full load of sceptisism. It took me a long while, skulking in the shadows,

    reading posts and following links before even considering buying anything. Sure glad I did the research first. Even

    then, I made a lot of mistakes before finding things that worked for me.

  6. #6
    BDC Concepts Chemo (BDC Concepts)'s Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2004
    Posts
    181
    Rep Power
    7334

    Default

    The eternal

    question: how does one not versed in an area become knowledgeable? Surely it is not by doing their own research!

    In all seriousness, most consumers don't want to invest the time to do the research so it is up to us (the

    manufacturers) to provide the reading material. I just hope that other manufacturers will follow suit and use

    scientific evidence to support their marketing claims. What are the odds?

    Bobby

  7. #7
    Moderator belgareth's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Lower Slovobia
    Posts
    7,961
    Rep Power
    8515

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Chemo (BDC Concepts)
    The

    eternal question: how does one not versed in an area become knowledgeable? Surely it is not by doing their own

    research! In all seriousness, most consumers don't want to invest the time to do the research so it is up to us

    (the manufacturers) to provide the reading material. I just hope that other manufacturers will follow suit and use

    scientific evidence to support their marketing claims. What are the odds?

    Bobby
    Negligable! Why

    worry about the small segment who want facts when the majority want fantasy?

  8. #8
    Doctor of Scentology DrSmellThis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    Oregon
    Posts
    6,233
    Rep Power
    8665

    Default

    Some provide info and some

    don't.

    Of course, we've been providing information about pheromones for years here, including scientific

    information.

    I just bumped my "phero references" thread, for example, which also has the JVK link.
    DrSmellThis (creator of P H E R O S)

  9. #9
    PheroWizard oscar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2001
    Posts
    2,503
    Rep Power
    8686

    Lightbulb A Suggestion

    Quote Originally Posted by Chemo (BDC

    Concepts)
    I know it's pretty basic but like you said...not everyone that makes their way to the pheromone mecca

    that is Love-scent comes with a vast knowledge base. On the contrary, most will arrive with questions and shadowy

    doubts. Hopefully a few posts like that from peer reviewed sources will help guide their decision.

    Bobby

    Bobby, Doc, Bel, Bruce, et al.,

    I've got an idea how we can keep interesting research papers like this

    readily available to newbies and veterans alike without the redundancies that occur over time from such studies

    being posted repeatedly.

    All that would be needed would be the creation of a new forum entitled "Research"

    which could be located with, and be similar to the current archives.

    Upon seeing an article such as this, or

    after being otherwise apprised of it, an admin or moderator could COPY (NOT move, just copy) the article to the

    Research Forum, leaving the original article and the subsequent discussion intact within the forum in which it was

    posted.

    The discussion segment of the copy of the thread that's landed in the Research Forum could then be cut

    away, but a link would be provided directing readers to where they could find the article on the active discussion

    board where they could, if desired, view the public discussion and post their contributions.

    This way there

    could be one board with thread after thread of concisely titled Research studies, papers, and articles where any

    user could find the accumulated knowledge of years of Pheromone Research, reading only the studies if that's their

    goal, and being able to choose which topics he or she might decide to view or contribute to in the discussion

    area.

    Of the nine "user write-able" forums on this board only two are currently devoted solely to the study of

    Pheromone Science. I think adding one with a specifically "Scientific" theme would be good for our overall

    credibility.

    Oscar

  10. #10
    Doctor of Scentology DrSmellThis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    Oregon
    Posts
    6,233
    Rep Power
    8665

    Default

    I like it, (!) except for

    removing the discussion part, as discussion should be considered part of research and science. But it'd still be OK

    if all the links were included. So I guess I like your whole idea.
    DrSmellThis (creator of P H E R O S)

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •