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Study: Men's Sweat Triggers High Sexual Arousal In Women
February 8, 2007 - 8:07am
WASHINGTON - It looks like the smell women prefer on a man is his own sweat.
Researchers concluded women who sniffed a chemical found in male sweat experienced an elevated hormone level, along with higher sexual arousal and a faster heart rate.
They claim the study represents the first direct evidence that people secrete a scent that influences hormones of the opposite sex.
The study focused on androstadienone, which scientists consider to be a male chemical signal.
Previous research established that a whiff of it affected women's mood, sexual and physiological arousal and brain activation.
Its impact on hormones, however, was less clear.
A derivative of testosterone, it is found in male sweat as well as in saliva and semen. The study, conducted by the University of California at Berkeley, is published in this week's "Journal of Neuroscience."
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