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Ovulation influence women’s lifestyle
13/Oct/2006: A study carried out by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, shows that ‘Ovulation’ influences a woman’s lifestyle to a large extent.
Ovulation is a process in the menstrual cycle, in which the mature ovarian follicle ruptures and releases an ovum. The study found that, when a woman ovulates, her clothes, makeup, appetite and attitude towards men and other women, changes significantly.
Martie Haselton, the lead author of this study and a professor at UCLA, said that, researchers photographed women on their high and low fertility days and showed those photographs to separate set of judges, who were then asked to choose the photos in which the women looked more attractive.
60% of the time, the judges chose the photographs of women on their high fertility days – a rate much higher than random chance. Haselton added that in the case of women who were actually ovulating on the day they got photographed, 80% of their photos got chosen by the judges as ‘more attractive’.
This study has put to rest a long term myth that women hid all signs of ovulation, even from their close mates. Haselton and her team have shown that some signs of ovulation do exist, although they are subtle. Haselton said that women lose their appetite near ovulation, even though their caloric needs increase and they get stronger when they are more fertile. She quoted a study which showed that women’s hand strength increased during ovulation. A woman’s preference for types of men also changes during ovulation.
Haselton said that women prefer men with more facial masculinity and stronger pheromones, during ovulation, and at times they also prefer men who are soft and caring with sweet faces. She added that women rate other women as less attractive during ovulation, since they feel better about themselves during this period.
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