# Effects of ♂ pheromones on ♀ ratings of ♂ attractiveness:Influence of Contraceptives

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/effects-of-pheromones-on-ratings-of-attractiveness-influence-of-contraceptives/30481>\
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**Created:** [July 7, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/effects-of-pheromones-on-ratings-of-attractiveness-influence-of-contraceptives/30481 "2009-07-07T14:23:38Z")\
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Effects of putative male pheromones on female ratings of male attractiveness: Influence of Contraceptives and the Menstrual Cycle

**Abstract**  
Previous research has revealed that natural and [synthetic pheromones](https://pheromonelabs.com/shop/) can  
enhance ratings of opposite sex attractiveness. The present study investigated  
the effects of exposure to male axillary secretions on female ratings  
of the sexual attractiveness of male stimuli. Thirty-two female undergraduates,  
half of whom were contraceptive pill users, rated male vignette characters  
and photographs of male faces on aspects of attractiveness. On two  
separate study days, corresponding to different phases of their menstrual  
cycle, stimuli were presented while exposed to male axillary pheromones  
and under a control condition (no pheromone). The order of testing was  
balanced with respect to pheromone/control condition and menstrual cycle  
phase. Pheromone exposure resulted in signiicantly higher attractiveness  
ratings of vignette characters and faces. Use of the contraceptive pill or  
menstrual cycle phase had equivocal effects on some vignette items and neither  
had any inluence on female ratings of male facial attractiveness. The  
results of this study suggest that exposure to natural male axillary pheromones  
can signiicantly enhance female perceptions of various aspects of  
male attractiveness.

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