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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: neilep on 23/10/2007 16:58:14

Title: Human Pheromones
Post by: neilep on 23/10/2007 16:58:14

As a human ...I think I am NOT affected by girlies pheromones...I know that girlies are not affected by mine because as ewe know I don't do hygiene !!...though....I gather pheromones don't smell ...or do they ? [;)]..

...however...it is so obviously apparent in the rest of the animal and insect world that Pheromones are a major way to communicate and control....even flowers do it to control insects..

My questions are :

Has it been proven that humans ARE indeed affected by pheromones ?...if the answer is NO...then why do we produce them ?....is it something then that will eventually evolutionise (new word !) out ?

Title: Human Pheromones
Post by: Karen W. on 24/10/2007 08:23:11

"Evolutionize" LOL  ( New American Version!!!)

I thought his research was interesting! on the pheromones...check it out!

I do think there is something to it, but I don't know what! LOL!

Title: Human Pheromones
Post by: rosy on 24/10/2007 10:11:04

I think it's pretty generally accepted that pheremones can and do affect human behaviour. Just because we don't recognise them as a "smell" doesn't mean our noses aren't detecting it...
Women release pheremones at some stage of their menstrual cycle which causes other women living in close proximity to them to tend to synchronise with them (an utter pain in the neck if living in a shared house with a group of girls, believe me..).

There are lots of other examples out there....

Title: Human Pheromones
Post by: Karen W. on 24/10/2007 16:05:25

Yes this happens at work with us ladies also. we have very few men on site..

Title: Human Pheromones
Post by: elegantlywasted on 25/10/2007 01:10:04

I live in a house with 6 other girls...after 2 months we were all cycling together, could that be due to pheromones? Is it a bit soon?

Title: Human Pheromones
Post by: JimBob on 25/10/2007 03:36:11

I do not have the equipment nor the plumbing to comment on this subject but I wanted to post to it anyway.

For Neil -  he need attention so much!

Title: Human Pheromones
Post by: kdlynn on 25/10/2007 03:39:52

meg i don't think that's impossible. with that many girls some were bound to be on the same or similar schedule anyway. must be hell around there sometimes

Title: Human Pheromones
Post by: elegantlywasted on 25/10/2007 04:12:38

One of the guy friends comes over with a couple boxes of oreos and tylenol... we love him!

Title: Human Pheromones
Post by: kdlynn on 25/10/2007 04:43:03

ha ha. nice, brave guy

Title: Human Pheromones
Post by: Karen W. on 13/11/2007 21:47:19

Yes he sounds lovely! LOL!