Male Perspiration - Good for Women?

Please use deodorant While this is an interesting piece of news, I'd be interested in seeing the full report versus this summary because I feel the scientists are leaving something out - I know some miserable heteroseuxual couples and incredibly calm lesbian ones:

"Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia have found that exposure to male perspiration can brighten women's moods, reducing tension and increasing relaxation, and also has a direct effect on the release of a hormone that affects the length and timing of the menstrual cycle." [Via The New York Daily News]

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By Jen Chung in News on March 25, 2003 12:45 PM

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Anonymous

If you would have read the article, you would know that the women didn't even know they were being given a hormone under their nose. they thought it was perfume, duh!

Lena

I think this needs further research. Because it really depends on how a woman feels about the man. Many women I know are offended by men's perspiration (like in subway cars) and would want to get away from it ASAP, therby increasing tension and anxiey.