Can 'The Divorce Pill' Wreck Your Relationship?
Two Scientists Believe In Theory
POSTED: 6:30 pm EST February 10,
2005
UPDATED: 8:12 am EST February 11,
2005
On the HealthWatch, an Ivy League scientist along with other researchers, believe a lot of women are taking a pill that is wrecking their relationships.
Video: Beware Of The 'Divorce Pill'
NBC 10 news medical reporter Cherie Bank tells us about the Divorce Pill.Animals do it and now scientists have found people do it, too. We sniff to find out if we're in love."Women actually rate how a man smells as the most important factor when trying to choose a romantic partner," says Dr. Rachel Herz.According to a scientist in Switzerland, Klaus Weidakind, women who take the birth control pill mess up their sense of smell.He says the pill makes women feel pregnant, so they feel like they need to be protected. And they tend to go for a guy who smells like their father or brother.
E-Mail: Send Story To A FriendHe says that's why women pick the wrong men and the divorce rate is so high.And Dr. Herz, a Brown University professor and an odor expert, believes that before you marry someone, get off the pill."We sort of dismiss what our noses tell us but I think it could be quite important," she says. "And that's why not being on the pill could give us this extra clue."There is a lot to be said about the way in which we use scent as a way to be attracted to people," says Dr. Chris Fariello, a sex therapist at the Counsel For Relationships in Philadelphia."But to say so clearly that going off the pill changes the way in which women smell which then they become repulsed by their partners and then want to leave them is just a stretch," Fariello says.Whatever you believe remember, there is evidence each of us is attracted to a certain scent.For More Information www.brainscience.brown.edu/departments/faculty/herz.html
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Video: Beware Of The 'Divorce Pill'NBC 10 news medical reporter Cherie Bank tells us about the Divorce Pill.Animals do it and now scientists have found people do it, too. We sniff to find out if we're in love."Women actually rate how a man smells as the most important factor when trying to choose a romantic partner," says Dr. Rachel Herz.According to a scientist in Switzerland, Klaus Weidakind, women who take the birth control pill mess up their sense of smell.He says the pill makes women feel pregnant, so they feel like they need to be protected. And they tend to go for a guy who smells like their father or brother.E-Mail: Send Story To A FriendHe says that's why women pick the wrong men and the divorce rate is so high.And Dr. Herz, a Brown University professor and an odor expert, believes that before you marry someone, get off the pill."We sort of dismiss what our noses tell us but I think it could be quite important," she says. "And that's why not being on the pill could give us this extra clue."There is a lot to be said about the way in which we use scent as a way to be attracted to people," says Dr. Chris Fariello, a sex therapist at the Counsel For Relationships in Philadelphia."But to say so clearly that going off the pill changes the way in which women smell which then they become repulsed by their partners and then want to leave them is just a stretch," Fariello says.Whatever you believe remember, there is evidence each of us is attracted to a certain scent.For More Information www.brainscience.brown.edu/departments/faculty/herz.htmlcms.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20040921-000001.html
www.hfn-usa.com/articles/article-106-pheromone-revolution.html
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