# Human Tears Contain a Chemosignal

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-tears-contain-a-chemosignal/44430>\
**Category:** Studies & Abstracts\
**Created:** [January 6, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-tears-contain-a-chemosignal/44430 "2011-01-06T23:27:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![jvkohl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/jvkohl/32/1297_2.png) [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-tears-contain-a-chemosignal/44430/1 "2011-01-06T23:27:09Z")

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A new study published today demonstrates changes in sexual arousal and testosterone after exposure to female tears.  
**Human Tears Contain a Chemosignal**

- Shani Gelstein,
- Yaara Yeshurun,
- Liron Rozenkrantz,
- Sagit Shushan,
- Idan Frumin,
- Yehudah Roth,
- and Noam Sobel

_Science 1198331 Published online 6 January 2011_

_Comments on the work above are at this URL:_  
[Women’s tears contain chemical cues : Nature News](http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110106/full/news.2011.2.html)

James V. Kohl

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**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-tears-contain-a-chemosignal/44430/2 "2011-01-06T23:34:38Z")

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Not surprisingly Mtnjim just posted a related article in the lounge. [https://pheromonetalk.com/t/chemical-signal-in-womens-tears-a-turnoff-for-men/44429](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/chemical-signal-in-womens-tears-a-turnoff-for-men/44429)

I’ll read the article when it calms down a little around here. Sounds pretty intriguing 🙂

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**Author:** ![Maidenfan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Maidenfan01](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Maidenfan01)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-tears-contain-a-chemosignal/44430/3 "2011-01-07T21:12:50Z")

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Here is another article I just saw on the same thing.  
[Why we cry: What’s inside tears – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs](http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/06/why-we-cry-whats-inside-tears/)

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**Author:** ![datadragon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/datadragon/32/1252_2.png) [@datadragon](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/datadragon)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-tears-contain-a-chemosignal/44430/4 "2018-04-28T01:55:03Z")

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Here is the actual study, it starts on page 2.

[Tears lower testosterone and arousal](http://www.egoitzmoreno.com/blog/eneko/Tears_arousal_2011.pdf)

Tears shed in emotion are actually chemically different from tears created to keep the eye moist and clean, scientists say. And it’s the tears of deep feelings that seem to have the effects on arousal and testosterone.