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Found this article. Maybe a men's cologne with breast milk in the future?
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THIS Boosts a Woman's Sexual Desire
If women want to boost their sexual desire, they just need to stand close to a nursing mother--close enough to smell her. Breastfeeding women and their infants produce a "chemosignal" that actually increases sexual desire in other women, according to new research from the University of Chicago. While it may not be perceived as an odor, a chemosignal has a definite impact on mood and menstrual cycles when it's absorbed through the nose. "This is the first report in humans of a natural social chemosignal that increases sexual motivation," said lead researcher Martha McClintock in a news release announcing the study findings.
The study: Ninety women between 18 and 35 years old who had never had a child were divided into two groups. One group was exposed to the pads breastfeeding mothers had used that contained droplets of the moms' perspiration and milk. The other group of women, which served as a control, was exposed to pads treated with potassium phosphate, a substance that mimics the concentration of the sweat and breast milk. The women were told the study was about odor perception during the menstrual cycle.
The results:
Women with regular partners: When women who had a steady partner were exposed to breastfeeding compounds for two months, they experienced a 24 percent increase in sexual desire as reported on a standard psychological survey.
Women without partners: Women who did not have partners experienced a 17 percent increase in sexual fantasies after exposure.
The control group: Women in a control group were exposed to a neutral substance; they reported an insignificant decrease in sexual desire, while women without partners in the control group experienced a 28 percent decrease in sexual fantasies.
Among women exposed to the breastfeeding substance, "The effect became striking during the last half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation when sexual motivation normally declines," McClintock said. Why would such a chemosignal exist? McClintock says that previous research suggests that women living in early societies produced children when food resources were plentiful. The chemosignal would have been a way of encouraging other women to reproduce when circumstances were optimal. The study findings were reported in the journal Hormones and Behavior.
Netscape
THIS Boosts a Woman's Sexual Desire
If women want to boost their sexual desire, they just need to stand close to a nursing mother--close enough to smell her. Breastfeeding women and their infants produce a "chemosignal" that actually increases sexual desire in other women, according to new research from the University of Chicago. While it may not be perceived as an odor, a chemosignal has a definite impact on mood and menstrual cycles when it's absorbed through the nose. "This is the first report in humans of a natural social chemosignal that increases sexual motivation," said lead researcher Martha McClintock in a news release announcing the study findings.
The study: Ninety women between 18 and 35 years old who had never had a child were divided into two groups. One group was exposed to the pads breastfeeding mothers had used that contained droplets of the moms' perspiration and milk. The other group of women, which served as a control, was exposed to pads treated with potassium phosphate, a substance that mimics the concentration of the sweat and breast milk. The women were told the study was about odor perception during the menstrual cycle.
The results:
Women with regular partners: When women who had a steady partner were exposed to breastfeeding compounds for two months, they experienced a 24 percent increase in sexual desire as reported on a standard psychological survey.
Women without partners: Women who did not have partners experienced a 17 percent increase in sexual fantasies after exposure.
The control group: Women in a control group were exposed to a neutral substance; they reported an insignificant decrease in sexual desire, while women without partners in the control group experienced a 28 percent decrease in sexual fantasies.
Among women exposed to the breastfeeding substance, "The effect became striking during the last half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation when sexual motivation normally declines," McClintock said. Why would such a chemosignal exist? McClintock says that previous research suggests that women living in early societies produced children when food resources were plentiful. The chemosignal would have been a way of encouraging other women to reproduce when circumstances were optimal. The study findings were reported in the journal Hormones and Behavior.
