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17559852

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
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 masculine faces at two points in the menstrual cycle where women differed in salivary testosterone, but not in salivary progesterone or estrogen. Preferences for masculinity were strongest when women's testosterone levels were relatively high. Our findings complement those from previous studies that show systematic variation in masculinity preferences during the menstrual cycle and suggest that change in testosterone level may play an important role in cyclic shifts in women's preferences for masculine traits.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0018-506X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
156-61
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Raised salivary testosterone in women is associated with increased attraction to masculine faces.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial