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Female facial attractiveness increases during the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle

Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences, 2004-08, Vol.271 (Suppl 5), p.S270-S272 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright 2004 The Royal Society ;ISSN: 0962-8452 ;EISSN: 1471-2954 ;DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0174 ;PMID: 15503991

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Title:
Female facial attractiveness increases during the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle
Author: Roberts, S. C. ; Havlicek, J. ; Flegr, J. ; Hruskova, M. ; Little, A. C. ; Jones, B. C. ; Perrett, D. I. ; Petrie, M.
Subjects: Beauty ; Europe ; Face ; Facial Attractiveness ; Female ; Female animals ; Female fertility ; Follicular Phase - physiology ; Human sexual behavior ; Humans ; Luteal phase ; Luteal Phase - physiology ; Mate Choice ; Mating behavior ; Men ; Menstrual cycle ; Monogamy ; Odors ; Oestrus ; Ovulation ; Portraits as Topic ; Primates
Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences, 2004-08, Vol.271 (Suppl 5), p.S270-S272
Description: The lack of obvious visible manifestations of ovulation in human females, compared with the prominent sexual swellings of many primates, has led to the idea that human ovulation is concealed. While human ovulation is clearly not advertised to the same extent as in some other species, we show here that both men and women judge photographs of women's faces that were taken in the fertile window of the menstrual cycle as more attractive than photographs taken during the luteal phase. This indicates the existence of visible cues to ovulation in the human face, and is consistent with similar cyclical changes observed for preferences of female body odour. This heightened allure could be an adaptive mechanism for raising a female's relative value in the mating market at the time in the cycle when the probability of conception is at its highest.
Publisher: England: The Royal Society
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0962-8452
EISSN: 1471-2954
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0174
PMID: 15503991
Source: MEDLINE
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Female facial attractiveness increases during the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle

Copyright 2004 The Royal Society ;ISSN: 0962-8452 ;EISSN: 1471-2954 ;DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0174 ;PMID: 15503991

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