# Concordant preferences for opposite-sex signals? Human pheromones and facial characteristics

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/concordant-preferences-for-opposite-sex-signals-human-pheromones-and-facial-characteristics/30482>\
**Category:** Studies & Abstracts\
**Created:** [July 7, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/concordant-preferences-for-opposite-sex-signals-human-pheromones-and-facial-characteristics/30482 "2009-07-07T14:27:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Terrah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/terrah/32/529_2.png) [@Terrah](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Terrah)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/concordant-preferences-for-opposite-sex-signals-human-pheromones-and-facial-characteristics/30482/1 "2009-07-07T14:27:51Z")

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**Abstract**

We have investigated whether preferences for masculine and feminine characteristics are correlated across  
two modalities, olfaction and vision. In study 1, subjects rated the pleasantness of putative male (4,16-  
androstadien-3-one; 5α-androst-16-en-3-one) and female (1,3,5(10),16-estratetraen-3-ol) [pheromones](https://pheromonelabs.com/),  
and chose the most attractive face shape from a masculine–feminine continuum for a long- and a shortterm  
relationship. Study 2 replicated study 1 and further explored the effects of relationship context on  
pheromone ratings. For long-term relationships, women’s preferences for masculine face shapes correlated  
with ratings of 4,16-androstadien-3-one and men’s preferences for feminine face shapes correlated with  
ratings of 1,3,5(10),16-estratetraen-3-ol. These studies link sex-specific preferences for putative human  
sex pheromones and sexually dimorphic facial characteristics. Our findings suggest that putative sex pheromones  
and sexually dimorphic facial characteristics convey common information about the quality of  
potential mates.

Full article:  
`http://www.pheromonetalk.com/attachments/introductions-new-users-say-hello-today/641d1246944762-hey-guys-cornwell_04.pdf`

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**Author:** ![HABIB001](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/habib001/32/2159_2.png) [@HABIB001](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/HABIB001)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/concordant-preferences-for-opposite-sex-signals-human-pheromones-and-facial-characteristics/30482/2 "2009-07-17T17:54:47Z")

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I always suspected that male semen had pheromonal qualities… after this report it makes a lot more clearer what i should select when choosing a product…