A new report (Oct. 2001) says taking the pill might reduce a woman\'s sensitivity to smell [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img], with the possible drawback of a weaker desire for sex.

Smells play a big role in sexual attraction, even on an unconscious level and studies have shown that a woman\'s sense of smell becomes more acute when she\'s ovulating, presumably an evolutionary advantage to increase her desire for sex.

It turns out women who take the pill end up with a blunted sense of smell and rather than having their sensitivity rise and fall throughout their cycle, the sense of smell stays blunted all the time [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img]. It\'s not known whether that directly affects a woman\'s libido, but the researchers say it probably does.

That may be the clue why some of us only get hits on women already married. Maybe more of them (compared to not married woman) don\'t use the pill (any more) as they don\'t mind getting pregnant and building a family.
And - when ovulating - react much stronger on pheros due to higher sensitivity to smell.
Makes sense? Comments welcome.
P.E.