Women with high levels of the sex hormone oestradiol may engage in opportunistic mating, according to a new study by psychology researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
In a related study at the University of Texas at Austin, male researchers in the psychology department were found to be 32 times as likely to possess small eyedropper bottles of the hormone oestradiol as non-psychology department researchers.
The researchers found that a woman’s oestradiol level was positively associated with self-perceived physical attractiveness. Women with a higher oestradiol level also reported a greater likelihood of flirting, kissing and having a serious affair (but not a one-night stand) with a new partner.
Researchers are trying furiously to synthesize oestradiol into a chocolate form.
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