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* Pheromones are effective for most
people and using them daily for six weeks will
yield the best results.
* There are two different formulas. One to
attract women the other to attract men.
* Human pheromones are the only
effective attractants. Animal pheromones from
pigs or deer do not work for humans.
* Most pheromones sold, especially over the
internet, are animal attractant formulas
and will not work for humans.
Hormones and Behavior
Volume 44, Issue 5, December 2003, Pages
395-401
Psychological effects of subthreshold exposure to
the putative human pheromone
4,16-androstadien-3-one - Johan N. Lundström,
a, Miguel Gonçalvesb, Francisco Estevesb and
Mats J. Olssona, Department of Psychology,
Uppsala University, Uppsala: Sweden Universidade
Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisbon,
Portugal
Research on human putative pheromones has
recently focused on the effects of exposure to
4,16-androstadien-3-one (androstadienone). This
steroid has been observed in the skin, axillary hair,
and blood plasma, primarily in males. In addition to
effects of the steroid on measures of physiological
arousal and brain blood flow, positive mood effects
have also been reported. The current study further
investigated mood effects of androstadienone
exposure (250 M) in women in two experiments.
Through psychophysical testing of each individual
we controlled for whether any observed mood
effects could be related to sensory detection of the
steroid. In both experiments, we observed positive
changes of women's feeling of being focused,
which could not be related to sensory detection of
the steroid. Overall, the patterns of results were
significantly correlated between the two
experiments. In conclusion, this study corroborates
earlier findings suggesting that androstadienone
exposure yields effects on women's mood; the
feeling of being focused. The mood effects were
not dependent on menstrual cycle phase. Further,
these effects are replicable and occur also when
androstadienone detection is rigorously controlled
for across variation in menstrual cycle.
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