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Raised salivary testosterone in women is associated with increased attraction to masculine faces

Abstract

Women's preferences for masculinity in men's faces, voices and behavioral displays change during the menstrual cycle and are strongest around ovulation. While previous findings suggest that change in progesterone level is an important hormonal mechanism for such variation, it is likely that changes in the levels of other hormones will also contribute to cyclic variation in masculinity preferences. Here we compared women's preferences for …

Authors

Welling LLM; Jones BC; DeBruine LM; Conway CA; Smith MJL; Little AC; Feinberg DR; Sharp MA; Al-Dujaili EAS

Journal

Hormones and Behavior, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 156–161

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

August 2007

DOI

10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.01.010

ISSN

0018-506X