Pheromonal influences on sociosexual behavior in postmenopausal women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10207643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Rako (Brigham and Women's Hospital, corresponding author), Joan Friebely (Brigham and Women's Hospital) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 372-380 |
| Publication date | 2004-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sex Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4499 • E-ISSN: 1559-8519 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00224490409552244 |
| PMID | 15765277 |
| OpenAlex | W2026150412 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 35 |
To determine whether a putative human sex-attractant pheromone increases specific sociosexual behaviors of postmenopausal women, we tested a chemically synthesized formula derived from research with underarm secretions from heterosexually active, fertile women that was recently tested on young women. Participants (n = 44, mean age = 57 years) were postmenopausal women who volunteered for a double-blind placebo-controlled study designed, to test an odorless pheromone, added to your preferred fragrance, to learn if it might increase the romance in your life. During the experimental 6-week period, a significantly greater proportion of participants using the pheromone formula (40.9%) than placebo (13.6%) recorded an increase over their own weekly average baseline frequency of petting, kissing, and affection (p = .02). More pheromone (68.2%) than placebo (40.9%) users experienced an increase in at least one of the four intimate sociosexual behaviors (p = .04). Sexual motivation frequency, as expressed in masturbation, was not increased in pheromone users. These results suggest that the pheromone formulation worn with perfume for a period of 6 weeks has sex-attractant effects for postmenopausal women
Alternative medicine · Attraction · Biology · Developmental psychology · Pheromone · Placebo · Postmenopausal women · Sex pheromone · Sexual behavior · Zoology · Demography · Ecology · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |