What are Androsterone Pheromones?

Once the only form of communication betweenpheromone, androsterone on pictures of men of
animals, pheromones are chemical messengers fromaverage sexual attractiveness. When showed to
one being to another that affect the behavior of thewomen, it was discovered that men in the
receiver. From amoebas to insects to mammals, allandrosterone-sprayed pictures were rated as more
animals have this ability. Detected in mammalsattractive.Androsterone pheromone can be bought in
through the vomeronasal organ in the nose, thesea concentrate form or mixed with a fragrant cologne.
chemicals vary and convey different messages.A survey of 100 men who used a popular brand of
Some may tell something about a readiness to mate,androsterone pheromone concentrate reported the
others serve to define territory or announcefollowing:92% noticed an increase in women making
aggression. A whiff of pheromones from a femaleeye contact
mouse, for instance, will make a male mouse start89% noticed more smiles from women
mating immediately. Pheromones from male mice76% reported strange women starting
produce other changes like making him moreconversations with them
aggressive.In humans, the vomeronasal organ does81% reported being approached by women they
not function as well as in most mammals, and wedidn't know
have lost the ability to consciously detect68% reported an increase in dates and other forms
pheromones. There is, however, a body of scientificof sociosexual contactAndrosterone pheromone also
evidence that we are subconsciously influenced byseems to have an affect on other men, making
pheromones and that to a degree, pheromones stillsomeone who has more seem more intimidating.
dictate much of human sexual interaction.Some ofMany men have reported using the androsterone
this evidence comes from a study at the Universitypheromone in sports or business environments to be
of Kentucky when researchers sprayed the malenoticed and gain respect.