Scientists feed distaff lemurs birth control pills , and discover that it distorted their aroma to the point that male were no longer interested in suffer sexual urge with them . We get this little titbit about the study , from Science News :
Working with 12 adult distaff mob - tail lemur at the Duke Lemur Center , [ biologist Christine Drea ] and her colleagues studied distaff genital odors by analyze secretions chemically and watch over animals ’ sniffing behavior . The researchers collected scents from females both before and after giving the animate being a manakin of the hormone progestin anticipate medroxyprogesterone acetate , or MPA , sold as Depo - Provera . detail of the bailiwick were published online July 28 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
plainly , according to one scientist not involved in the report , this has result for humanity too :
As for people , man and woman might not think they ’re influenced by each others ’ aroma , but “ Oh , we are ! ” said behavioral biologist Susan Jenks of the Sage Colleges in Troy , N.Y. , after Drea ’s presentation . If woman react to the hormone the way lemur do , “ maybe you do n’t want to be on contraceptives when you ’re clean your teammate . ”
Oh , good program ! Do n’t use birth control when wait for a mate . Thanks for the uninformed editorializing , Dr. What The Hell Were You Thinking .
viaLive Science . Read the scientific paperhere .
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