February 3, 2008
Unlocking the Secrets of Your Sense of Smell: Part 5
According to the Sense of Smell Institute, women consistently outscore men with their sense of smell. Interestingly, however, it has found that a woman’s ability to smell is dependent on the level of various hormones in her body. A woman’s sense of smell is heightened during the first half of her menstrual cycle and peaks when she is most fertile and sexually responsive.Women, it seems, have sensitivity to scented sex hormones, or pheromones. During ovulation, women are 10,000 times more sensitive to the scent of male hormones than during menstruation.Women sniff out the best mates via pheromones — the undetectable scents that drive a range of reproductive behaviors. Humans have denser skin concentrations of the scent glands that release pheromones than almost any other mammal. As a result, pheromones are slinging at least some of Cupid’s arrows.However, beware: studies have found that women on birth control pills experience hormonal changes that can interfere with this law of “scent attraction” — leading to trouble picking the right partner and potential problems with infertility down the line. Once off the pill, some women may find they have a different “sense” about their mate.Other studies have shown that […]
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