Archive for August, 2008
Can Pheromone Be Considered As Aphrodisiac?
Since time began, and men and women alike have looked for magic potions to create sexual desire in the object of their lustful attention. Hundreds of substances, from honey to rhino horns, bird’s nest soup to donkey milk, have gained fame as aphrodisiacs—and then lost it as the experience failed to live up to expectations.
In bees and boars, ants and aphids, the power of pheromones to attract a sexual partner and induce mating is undisputed. Animals and insects use pheromones to attract partners, repel enemies, signal food sources, and stake out territory. Just counting insects, pheromones have been identified in more than 1500 species.
Every man and woman has tried searched for different charms so that they can generate a sexual desire. Nowadays pheromone is considered as one of the aphrodisiac element. The researches related to pheromone had given men information related to this hormone. The researches proves that pheromone in all animals is helpful for rising sexual desire.
But what about the effect of pheromones in humans? The power of pheromones is more varied and much greater than their effect in lower animals and insects—and much more than we would ascribe to an aphrodisiac. Whereas an aphrodisiac might result in a night of pleasure or two, human male pheromones perform critical functions in the perpetuation of the human race.
For instance, these odorless chemical messengers help genetically compatible mates identify each other. In humans, the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a cluster of genes that determine the type of antigens (responses to foreign molecules) produced by the immune system. In an early study, men slept in the same T-shirt two nights in a row. During this interval, they also used specially selected toiletries that had no scent, so, after two nights, the T-shirts smelled richly of their pheromones—and nothing else.
Then women were given the opportunity to choose the T-shirts that had the most appealing smell. They uniformly chose the shirts of men whose MHC, signaled by their pheromones, was different from their own. Since children receive genetic material from both parents to determine their own MHC, dissimilar parents would confer the broadest immune strength on their children.
Human male pheromones also increase and regulate the levels of hormones that circulate in women’s bodies. They act directly on a part of the brain that bypasses the higher-order thinking functions, stimulating the pituitary gland to release hormone-stimulating substances. In other parts of a woman’s brain, male pheromones stimulate areas that are associated with sexual activity, and they increase focus and attention. At the same time, women feel calmer and more relaxed after exposure to pheromones. Pheromones may also change the way women perceive men. Women who are exposed to male pheromones perceive men in photographs as friendlier and warmer.
But what’s not clear is whether pheromones directly stimulate sexual desire in women. No research studies have yet demonstrated this conclusively. In humans, compared to other animals, sexual behavior is complex and a function of much more than the right aromas.
Metaphorically speaking, pheromones set the scene for sex, lighting a fire in the fireplace and opening a lovely bottle of wine. They make sure that the important chemistry is right. Whether any sparks fly is up to you.
For more information,please visit http://www.enamorx.com/