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What Scientists Say About Sex

tears
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The scent of a woman's tears decreases sexual arousal in men, according to research from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
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A study at the University of Toronto has revealed that male rats raised with more sisters than brothers are less appealing to potential female mates.
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Based on the thorough scientific review of natural aphrodisiacs to date, conducted at the University of Guelph in Ontario, ginseng root boosts arousal and sexual satisfaction, and chocolate increases desire.
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A recent study found that a man is more than twice as likely to stay with an unfaithful girlfriend if she cheats on him with a woman than with a man, whereas women are more likely to break up with a boyfriend over a homosexual affair than a heterosexual one.
From the July 2011 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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