# pill, pheromones & mate choice

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pill-pheromones-mate-choice/29275>\
**Category:** Lounge\
**Created:** [May 26, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pill-pheromones-mate-choice/29275 "2009-05-26T01:52:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![PheroQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@PheroQuirk](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/PheroQuirk)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pill-pheromones-mate-choice/29275/1 "2009-05-26T01:52:30Z")

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[BBC NEWS | Health | Pill changes women’s taste in men](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2677697.stm)

In this case, women who took the pill were less likely to be influenced by male scents called [pheromones](https://a314.com/shop/).

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**Author:** ![chads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@chads](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/chads)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pill-pheromones-mate-choice/29275/2 "2009-05-26T03:53:40Z")

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> [@PheroQuirk](#):
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> [BBC NEWS | Health | Pill changes women’s taste in men](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2677697.stm)
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> In this case, women who took the pill were less likely to be influenced by male scents called pheromones.

Nice find. I can’t believe Tony Little went from selling exercise equipment to being a lead researcher 🙂.