Menstrual cycle, pregnancy and oral contraceptive use alter attraction to apparent health in faces

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 272, Issue 1561, 2005, Pages 347-354

  Jones, B C ^a,d   Perrett, D I ^a   Little, A C ^a,e   Boothroyd, L ^a,f   Cornwell, R E ^a   Feinberg, D R ^a   Tiddeman, B P ^a   Whiten, S ^b   Pitman, R M ^a   Hillier, S G ^c   Burt, D M ^a,f   Stirrat, M R ^a   Smith, M J Law ^a   Moore, F R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Faces; Hormones; Menstrual cycle; Oral contraception; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CONTRACEPTIVE USE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION RISK; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PHYSICAL MODEL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFECT; ESTHETICS; FACE; HEALTH STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEAUTY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FACE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 20144388224     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2962     Document Type: Article

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