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Title: Semen 'Makes Women Happy'
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BBC NEWS
URL Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2067223.stm
Published: Jun 26, 2002
Author: Sperm Staff
Post Date: 2007-09-24 06:17:29 by Uncle Bill
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With the Clinton's coming back into power, it's time to start talking about important things again. Thanks. BBC News Women exposed to their partner's semen during sex may find themselves feeling happier than those who use a condom, say scientists. Scientists in the US believe the mood-altering hormones in semen absorbed through the vagina help to boost women's mood. Semen contains a range of hormones, including testosterone and oestrogen, both of which have been shown to improve mood. However, they warned that their findings should not be used to encourage people to practise unsafe sex. Gordon Gallup and colleagues at the State University of New York divided 293 female students into groups on the basis of how often their partners wore condoms. Mood tests They used standard psychological tests to assess how happy they were and their overall mood. They found that women whose partners never used condoms were happiest. They were followed by women whose partners sometimes used condoms. Women whose partners always used or usually used condoms were less happy. The study, details of which are published in New Scientist magazine, also found that a lack of sexual intercourse made some women depressed. Women whose partners never or sometimes used condoms became more depressed the longer they went without sex. However, there was no similar pattern for those women whose partners usually or always used condoms. The scientists also found that depression and suicide attempts were more common among those women whose partners used condoms regularly. Further evidence Mr Gallup told the magazine that an extended study on more than 700 women has backed up these findings. He added that other factors such as how often the women had sex, the strength of their relationships, their personalities or the use of oral contraceptives did not affect the overall conclusions. Mr Gallup said the findings may also apply to women who engage in unprotected oral sex and people who engage in anal sex. But he said further research was needed in these areas. But Mr Gallup, whose study will be published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behaviour, urged couples to continue to practise safe sex. "I want to make it clear that we are not advocating that people abstain from using condoms," he said. "Clearly an unwanted pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease would more than offset any advantageous psychological effects of semen." Enhance Your Mood.
Semen 'makes women happy'
June 26, 2002
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"Just a few whiffs of a chemical found in male sweat is enough to raise levels of cortisol, a hormone commonly associated with alertness or stress, in heterosexual women, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, scientists. "The study, reported this week in The Journal of Neuroscience, provides the first direct evidence that humans, like rats, moths and butterflies, secrete a scent that affects the physiology of the opposite sex. "This is the first time anyone has demonstrated that a change in women's hormonal levels is induced by sniffing an identified compound of male sweat," as opposed to applying a chemical to the upper lip, said study leader Claire Wyart, a post-doctoral fellow at UC Berkeley. "The team's work was inspired by previous studies by Wyart's colleague Noam Sobel, associate professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and director of the Berkeley Olfactory Research Program. He found that the chemical androstadienone - a compound found in male sweat and an additive in perfumes and colognes - changed mood, sexual arousal, physiological arousal and brain activation in women. "Yet, contrary to perfume company advertisements, there is no hard evidence that humans respond to the smell of androstadienone or any other chemical in a subliminal or instinctual way similar to the way many mammals and even insects respond to pheromones, Wyart said. Though some humans exhibit a small patch inside their nose resembling the vomeronasal organ in rats that detects pheromones, it appears to be vestigial, with no nerve connection to the brain. "Pheromones are chemical molecules expressed by a species aimed at other members of the species to induce stereotyped behavior or hormonal changes," Wyart explained. "Many people argue that human pheromones don't exist, because humans don't exhibit stereotyped behavior. Nonetheless, this male chemical signal, androstadienone, does cause hormonal as well as physiological and psychological changes in women. More cognitive studies need to be done to understand how androstadienone affects female cognitive functions." "One implication of the finding is that there may be better ways to raise cortisol levels in patients with diseases such as Addison's disease, which is characterized by low cortisol. Instead of giving the hormone in pill form, which has side effects such as ulcers and weight gain, "a potential therapeutic mechanism whereby merely smelling synthesized or purified human chemosignals may be used to modify endocrine balance," the authors wrote. "Sweat has been the main focus of research on human pheromones, and in fact, male underarm sweat has been shown to improve women's moods and affect their secretion of luteinizing hormone, which is normally involved in stimulating ovulation. Other studies have shown that when female sweat is applied to the upper lip of other women, these women respond by shifting their menstrual cycles toward synchrony with the cycle of the woman from whom the sweat was obtained. "Androstadienone, a derivative of testosterone that is found in high concentration in male sweat, and in all other body secretions, has garnered the most attention. However, though its effect on a woman's mood, physiological arousal and brain activity suggests that the chemical is a possible pheromone-like signal in humans, its effect on hormone levels was unknown. "Wyart and Sobel set out to test whether androstadienone affects hormone levels as well, focusing on the hormone cortisol. Cortisol is secreted by the body in times of stress, priming the body for "fight or flight." "In two trials, a total of 48 undergraduate women at UC Berkeley were asked to take 20 sniffs from a bottle containing androstadienone, which smells vaguely musky. Over a period of two hours, the volunteers provided five saliva samples from which cortisol levels were determined. "Compared to their response when sniffing a control odor (yeast), the women who sniffed androstadienone reported an improved mood and significantly higher sexual arousal, while their physiological response, including blood pressure, heart rate and breathing, also increased. This was consistent with previous studies. "In addition, however, the UC Berkeley researchers found that cortisol levels rose within about 15 minutes of sniffing androstadienone, and remained elevated for more than an hour. "Wyart noted that, though this is the first time a specific component of male sweat has been shown to affect women's hormones, other constituents of male sweat likely have a similar effect. The question remains: Which comes first - the change in cortisol level, which may induce a change in mood or arousal; or a mood change that increases cortisol levels? "We next need to look at other hormones that could explain the diversity of effects of androstadienone on sexual arousal and mood," she said.
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We are happy in life because we know just what women want. 8-) Press 1 for English, Press 2 for English, Press 3 for deportation Death of Habeas Corpus: “Your words are lies, Sir.”
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It's probably a good thing that women don't see that visual. They want to be happy. They want a friend. They want someone to make them laugh. They want someone who can provide good communication. They want someone who will focus and listen to them. They want to be appreciated. They want you to be passionate (down boy). They want someone to do things with. They want to travel. If you can hang in there and meet these and many other traits, you then can release one of those capsules in your brain for one kiss, $200 dinner bill, and a chance to pet her dog(her friend).
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Apply to swollen area.
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"You can not save the Constitution by destroying it."
Kim Catrall in her furriest role ever! Porky's is when I fell in love with her.
"You can not save the Constitution by destroying it."
LOL!
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Well this should start the next baby boom I would think.
God is always good!
LOL. There's a cell phone part somewhere. 8-)
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This song makes a lot more sense now.
Think of all the happy women. I think STD's foiled happiness.
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LOL!
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Just think, if it weren't for women, men might do anything on a large scale. Press 1 for English, Press 2 for English, Press 3 for deportation Death of Habeas Corpus: “Your words are lies, Sir.”
Hey, what do you think of Salma Hayek? Do you think she's happy? Press 1 for English, Press 2 for English, Press 3 for deportation Death of Habeas Corpus: “Your words are lies, Sir.”
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Simply by lifting your arm, you can render a woman nearly unconscious. The world is ours. Press 1 for English, Press 2 for English, Press 3 for deportation Death of Habeas Corpus: “Your words are lies, Sir.”
The text is a riot but the link stinks.
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Yikes, it's a conspiracy I tell ya. 8-) The link won't work, so here's the address. http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s888984.htm Maybe I'll write a book. The Women Sniffers.
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Nice.
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Semen contains a range of hormones, including testosterone and oestrogen, both of which have been shown to improve mood.
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