Re:Study: The Pill Causes Women to Like Different Men
by pchristensen on Wednesday August 13, 2008 @11:45AM
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This is a great science article, thanks DanielBMarkham!
"Several previous studies have suggested that women tend to prefer the smell of men who are different from them in a cluster of genes ... which governs the immune system"
"when the women started taking the Pill their preferences shifted towards the scent of men with more similar genes to their own."
"The research also found differences between women in relationships, who tended to prefer odours of men with different MHC genes, and single women, who tended to prefer the smell of MHC-similar men. This could potentially indicate that if women are tempted to have an affair, they are more likely to choose a man with very different genes, to maximise the diversity of any offspring that they might have."
"Women on the Pill tend to prefer macho types with strong jaw lines and prominent cheekbones. However, women who are not taking that form of contraception seem to be more likely to go for more sensitive types of men without traditionally masculine features."
If these findings are all true, how many things that have happened over the last 30-40 years would it explain? Sicklier children, cultural attitudes towards men, rising divorce rates, etc. Wow.
"Several previous studies have suggested that women tend to prefer the smell of men who are different from them in a cluster of genes ... which governs the immune system"
"when the women started taking the Pill their preferences shifted towards the scent of men with more similar genes to their own."
"The research also found differences between women in relationships, who tended to prefer odours of men with different MHC genes, and single women, who tended to prefer the smell of MHC-similar men. This could potentially indicate that if women are tempted to have an affair, they are more likely to choose a man with very different genes, to maximise the diversity of any offspring that they might have."
"Women on the Pill tend to prefer macho types with strong jaw lines and prominent cheekbones. However, women who are not taking that form of contraception seem to be more likely to go for more sensitive types of men without traditionally masculine features."
If these findings are all true, how many things that have happened over the last 30-40 years would it explain? Sicklier children, cultural attitudes towards men, rising divorce rates, etc. Wow.