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New women's health study findings reported from Georgia State University, Department of Psychology

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 21st, 2007

New investigation results, "Female hamster preference for odors is not regulated by circulating gonadal hormones," are detailed in a study published in Physiology & Behavior. According to a study from the United States, "Proceptive and receptive behaviors of female rodents, such as golden hamsters, are often regulated by changes in circulating levels of ovarian hormones. However, less is known about how ovarian hormones might regulate female hamster's attraction and preference for volatile odor from males."

"To evaluate this, we assessed female preference by recording investigation and proximity to male and female volatile odorants in a Y-maze across all days of...

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