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Women on Pill Choose the 'Wrong' Man

Oral contraceptives twists choice based on smell

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 13, 2008 3:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – The pill skews women's choice of partners because the contraceptive disrupts the sense of smell, according to new research. Women usually seek partners who have an odor that indicates dissimilar genes. That's important because a gene mix tends to produce healthier offspring. But research shows... Read full story »

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