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...sync. That curious phenomenon, known for years by scientists and many ordinary folk, has long been suspected as an indication that humans, like insects and some mammals, communicate subtly by sexual aromas known as pheromones. Last week Philadelphia researchers weighed in with two reports showing that scents, including underarm odors, do indeed affect menstrual cycles...
...link between regular sex and the well-being of women's reproductive systems has been explored in a series of studies by Cutler and various colleagues over the past eight years. In the two current studies, researchers collected underarm secretions from seven men and women to test further the effects of pheromones. Cutler said a "soup" of aromatic essences was taken from underarm pads worn by the volunteers for 18 to 27 hours a week over a three-month period. Male essence, mixed with alcohol, was applied to the upper lips of six women with abnormal menstrual cycles...
These studies show that the dabbed-on underarm odors have effects similar to those of regular sexual intercourse but not as strong. Cutler's earlier work on the effects of intercourse on female sexual health shows that the physical presence of a man appears to be necessary but the act of coitus may not be. Masturbation seems to have no effect...
...about 1 1/2 in.) in diameter. The participants agreed to be assigned randomly to three different treatment groups. About one- third underwent a mastectomy, one-third had a lumpectomy, and another third received radiation treatment in addition to a lumpectomy. The women in all three groups had their underarm lymph nodes removed and examined for signs of malignancy; if the nodes were cancerous, the patients were given chemotherapy following surgery...
...fruit of research into the mores of the late 19th century middle classes in America. Her novel is dense with such tiresome detail as the Zinn family's favorite books (Blanche of the Brandywine and Polly Peablossom's Wedding), songs (What Is Home Without a Mother?) and underarm deodorant (chloride of lime and powdered salicylic acid). Oates' heroines quote liberally from the world's worst verse, culled by the author from such works as The Ladies' Wreath, a Magazine Devoted to Literature, Industry and Religion. But what the women in A Bloodsmoor Romance seem...